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02-24-2015, 03:35 AM
Microsoft Kinect Powers Video Game for Evaluating Kids with Duchennes (VIDEO)
http://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Duchenne-video-game.jpghttp://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Duchenne-muscular-dystrophy.jpgIn order to participate in FDA approved clinical trials, children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy need to pass a six minute walking test that’s used to gauge motor ability. In the hope of including more patients into such studies, researchers at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital have developed a new video game that can be used as a tool for evaluating patients with Duchennes.
In the game*the character on the screen is being attacked by aliens, and by swinging their arms around the players project a shield that protects the character from the attacks. The system uses a Microsoft Kinect 3D camera that tracks arm movements while*a computer analyzes this data that provides details about*the children’s reaching ability. The researchers hope that this kind of tech**logy will become a common way for evaluating Duchennes patients, opening up the possibility that*more boys with the disease will be eligible for clinical trials.
Here’s a video report about the research from Nationwide Children’s:
Study in journal Muscle & Nerve:*Reliability and validity of ACTIVE-seated: An outcome in dystrophi**pathy (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mus.24557/abstract)
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http://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Duchenne-video-game.jpghttp://www.medgadget.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Duchenne-muscular-dystrophy.jpgIn order to participate in FDA approved clinical trials, children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy need to pass a six minute walking test that’s used to gauge motor ability. In the hope of including more patients into such studies, researchers at the Nationwide Children’s Hospital have developed a new video game that can be used as a tool for evaluating patients with Duchennes.
In the game*the character on the screen is being attacked by aliens, and by swinging their arms around the players project a shield that protects the character from the attacks. The system uses a Microsoft Kinect 3D camera that tracks arm movements while*a computer analyzes this data that provides details about*the children’s reaching ability. The researchers hope that this kind of tech**logy will become a common way for evaluating Duchennes patients, opening up the possibility that*more boys with the disease will be eligible for clinical trials.
Here’s a video report about the research from Nationwide Children’s:
Study in journal Muscle & Nerve:*Reliability and validity of ACTIVE-seated: An outcome in dystrophi**pathy (http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mus.24557/abstract)
The post Microsoft Kinect Powers Video Game for Evaluating Kids with Duchennes (VIDEO) (http://www.medgadget.com/2015/02/microsoft-kinect-powers-video-game-for-evaluating-kids-with-duchennes-video.html) appeared first on Medgadget (http://www.medgadget.com).
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