Gaming therapy aims to reduce repetitive hand movements in rett syndrome
NCT ID NCT07418905
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether personalized computer games can help people with Rett syndrome use their arms more purposefully and reduce repetitive hand movements. Fourteen participants will play games that reward them for separating their hands and reaching for targets. The training lasts about 6 months, with researchers tracking how often and how long participants keep their hands apart and make purposeful reaches.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- computer gaming (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a non-drug way to improve purposeful arm movement and reduce repetitive hand motions in Rett syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early study with only 14 participants and no control group. Results may not apply to everyone with Rett syndrome.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 14 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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4 to 65 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * dx of Rett syndrome * functional range of motion of both arms * no seizures or seizures managed with medication * understanding cause and effect * midline stereotypies Exclusion Criteria: * no competing orthopedic or neuromuscular diagnosis that impacts shoulder movements
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Georgetown University School of Medicine
Bethesda, Maryland, 20814, United States
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