Effect of Telerehabilitation on Handwriting Performance in Children With ADHD: RCT

NCT ID: NCT04697771

Last Updated: 2024-02-20

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 40 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-12-01
• Study Completion Date: 2022-12-28

Brief Summary

This is a randomized controlled study examining the effect of telerehabilitation on fine motor performance and handwriting difficulties experienced by children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Detailed Description

It is planned that 40 children between the ages of 6-8 diagnosed with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and their families will participate voluntarily. An informed consent form, BOT-2 and Minnesota Handwriting Test will be sent to volunteer participants via e-mail. An evaluation session on Zoom application will be held for each participant with the participation of the occupational therapist, child and family. After the evaluation, the participants will be randomized and allocated to study and control groups.

Fine motor skills training will be given to the study group 3 sessions a week. The training will be given on the Zoom application and the duration is 8 weeks. At the end of 8 weeks, the evaluation will be done again with BOT-2 and Minnesota Handwriting Test.

The control group will be evaluated with BOT-2 and Minnesota Handwriting Test for the second time after waiting 8 weeks and will receive fine motor skills training.

Conditions

Handwriting; Telerehabilitation; Fine Motor Skills

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention Group

First Evaluation - Fine Motor Skills Training - 8 week - 3 session per week - 40 minute per session - Second Evaluation

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Fine Motor Skills Training

Intervention Type: OTHER

The fine motor skills training program was planned for the areas of difficulty that children with ADHD experience in the fine motor area as stated in the literature (Lavasani \& Stagnitti, 2011). The fine motor goals were organized for 8 weeks, each week including a different fine motor area and practicing handwriting. For each fine motor goal, 3 different activities were identified that did not require materials or could be practiced with materials that could be easily found in each child's home. For example, for the fine motor strengthening goal, three different activities were planned for the same purpose with tools such as play dough, nails, and staples (Case-Smith \& O'Brien, 2013). The activities determined each week were repeated three days a week in the same way and applied to all children. Within the 40-minute session, each activity was performed for 10 minutes under the guidance of an expert occupational therapist.

Control Group

First Evaluation - 8 week waiting period - Second Evaluation

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Fine Motor Skills Training

The fine motor skills training program was planned for the areas of difficulty that children with ADHD experience in the fine motor area as stated in the literature (Lavasani \& Stagnitti, 2011). The fine motor goals were organized for 8 weeks, each week including a different fine motor area and practicing handwriting. For each fine motor goal, 3 different activities were identified that did not require materials or could be practiced with materials that could be easily found in each child's home. For example, for the fine motor strengthening goal, three different activities were planned for the same purpose with tools such as play dough, nails, and staples (Case-Smith \& O'Brien, 2013). The activities determined each week were repeated three days a week in the same way and applied to all children. Within the 40-minute session, each activity was performed for 10 minutes under the guidance of an expert occupational therapist.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• To be in the age range of 6-8,
• Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder-Predominantly Inattentive subtype according to DSM-5 and ADHD Rating Scale-5,
• Continuing individual education,
• After being informed about the study have agreed to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with an additional physical and neurological problem to accompany

• Minimum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 8 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Hacettepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Busra Kaplan Kilic

Occupational Therapist, MSc

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Gonca Bumin, Prof

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Hacettepe University

Hakan Öğütlü, Msc

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

Locations

Hacettepe University

Ankara, Ankara - Altındağ, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Provided Documents

Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

E1-20-1038

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id