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Thus, our main objective is to apply a virtual BBT based on the Leap Motion Controller in children with UCP compared with the real BTT for assessing upper limb function within a pilot study. Methods: Seven children between the ages of 4 and 8 years who were diagnosed with UCP were assessed three times using the real and virtual BBT. Results: For all the participants, performance was greater in the real BBT than in the virtual BBT. During the last assessment, the participants reached 28.17 (SD:6.31) blocks in the real test and 9.00 (SD:5.90) in the virtual test. The correlation index between the two modalities of the BBT was moderate (r = 0.708). Conclusions: The results obtained in this study suggest that the application of the virtual BBT in children with UCP is feasible. 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