Effects of Music on Motor Skills of Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder

NCT ID: NCT05902338

Last Updated: 2024-01-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 56 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-06-01
• Study Completion Date: 2024-01-15

Brief Summary

Physiotherapists have positive effects on motor skills, executive functions and symptoms of children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. However, progression takes time due to the symptoms of the disease. Physiotherapists need strategies to manage the symptoms of ADHD. Music can be used as a strategy because music is known to reduce the symptoms of children in this group. There is no study in the literature on how motor skills will be affected with musical accompaniment. The aim of this study is to compare motor skills performed with and without music in children with ADHD. When we evaluate motor skills like in a treatment session, the usability of music as an environmental factor will be investigated according to the positive, negative or ineffective results of the music effect.

Detailed Description

The American Psychiatric Association defines attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as one of the most common mental disorders affecting children and adults. The etiology of ADHD is not fully known. Attention deficit, hyperactivity and/or impulsivity are seen as the main symptoms of ADHD. ADHD is grouped into three subtypes according to these symptoms. These three subtypes consist of attention-deficit-dominant type, hyperactivity-dominant type, and combined type with both hyperactivity and inattention symptoms. Researchers reported that 45-70% of children with ADHD have problems in fine and gross motor skills. It is known that problems in motor skills are associated with main symptoms. Balance, gait and postural control are affected in terms of gross motor skills. It has been observed that they perform more slowly in activities that require fine motor skills such as cutting, doing crafts or drawing, and in consecutive finger movements. In addition, handwriting disorders such as dysgraphia are seen in 70% of children with ADHD. During the dual tasks, the sources of attention are divided. Due to this division, the secondary task affects postural performance.

Music is one of the therapy options in some conditions and known as music therapy. It is used in many diseases and conditions such as dementia-alzamer, autism, cerebral palsy, cancer, prematurity, depression and ADHD. Now that music is known to reduce the symptoms of children with ADHD, physical therapists may use music as a strategy. Thus, the purpose of this study is to compare motor skills of children with ADHD with and without music conditions.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: OTHER
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Group with music

"L400 Over Ear Music Headset Glowing Cat Ear Headphones 7" branded headphones will be used for music intervention.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Music

Intervention Type: OTHER

"L400 Over Ear Music Headset Glowing Cat Ear Headphones 7" branded headphones will be used for musical measurements (70-80 bpm music).

Group without music

Music will not be used while performing motor skills.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Music

"L400 Over Ear Music Headset Glowing Cat Ear Headphones 7" branded headphones will be used for musical measurements (70-80 bpm music).

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Having been diagnosed with ADHD combined type by a child psychiatrist
• Having adequate cognitive skills to understand the commands of the physiotherapist

Exclusion Criteria

• Having hearing and/or vision problems
• Having any neurological and/or orthopedic problems that would prevent him from performing the tests
• Having a psychiatric disorder other than ADHD

• Minimum Eligible Age: 6 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 11 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Eastern Mediterranean University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Zehra Güçhan

PT Assoc Prof

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

ZEHRA G TOPCU

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

PT. Assoc. Prof.

Locations

Private clinics

Nicosia, , Cyprus

Countries

Cyprus

Other Identifiers

ETK2023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id