Effect of Virtual Reality on Cognitive Skills

NCT ID: NCT06996678

Last Updated: 2025-09-29

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 14 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-07-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-09-01

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of virtual reality (VR) intervention on cognitive skills in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Detailed Description

The study was designed as a randomized controlled trial. A simple randomization method will be used to randomly assign individuals to two groups (intervention and control groups). A simple randomization method will be used where the intervention and control group papers are selected from a sealed envelope. Following the initial assessment of each participant, one of the papers labeled "intervention" or "control" will be randomly selected. This decision will determine whether the individual will be assigned to the intervention or control group. The study will be conducted at Hacettepe University. The intervention group will receive occupational therapy (OT) for 30 minutes once a week for 8 weeks and will play a virtual reality (VR) game with the Sony PlayStation 2 Eye Toy system for 20 minutes. Both the intervention and control groups will receive occupational therapy for only 30 minutes once a week for 8 weeks. The Dynamic Occupational Therapy Cognitive Assessment (DOTCA-Ch) will be administered before and after the intervention to assess children's cognitive functions.

Conditions

Virtual Reality

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: BASIC_SCIENCE
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Aspirin (intervention group)

The intervention group will receive both occupational therapy and virtual reality.a) Occupational Therapy: The basis of OT intervention consisted of activities requiring increased attention, behavioral regulation, organizational skills, multiple cognitive skills, and motor skills.

Virtual Reality: The virtual reality system consists of a camera, television, Eye Toy Play CD and Play Station 2. It is based on the principle of capturing movements represented in a virtual environment (Gatica and Méndez, 2014). In the Eye Toy system, individuals can see themselves on the screen through the camera. In this way, the person constantly interacts with the movements and challenges brought by video games. We can simply call the Eye Toy system a webcam with a motion sensor and microphone. The individual's position in the game is determined on the screen and can perceive the person according to the movements he/she exhibits.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

virtual Reality

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Virtual Reality: The virtual reality system consists of a camera, television, Eye Toy Play CD and Play Station 2. It is based on the principle of capturing movements represented in a virtual environment (Gatica and Méndez, 2014). In the Eye Toy system, individuals can see themselves on the screen through the camera. In this way, the person constantly interacts with the movements and challenges brought by video games. We can simply call the Eye Toy system a webcam with a motion sensor and microphone. The individual's position in the game is determined on the screen and can perceive the person according to the movements he/she exhibits. The main skills required by the games are; target-based movement, visuomotor skills, praxis and thinking process skills.

occupational therapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Occupational Therapy: The basis of OT intervention consisted of activities requiring increased attention, behavioral regulation, organizational skills, multiple cognitive skills, and motor skills

Plasebo (control group)

The control group will receive occupational therapy. Occupational Therapy: The basis of OT intervention consisted of activities requiring increased attention, behavioral regulation, organizational skills, multiple cognitive skills, and motor skills.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

occupational therapy

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Occupational Therapy: The basis of OT intervention consisted of activities requiring increased attention, behavioral regulation, organizational skills, multiple cognitive skills, and motor skills

Interventions

virtual Reality

Virtual Reality: The virtual reality system consists of a camera, television, Eye Toy Play CD and Play Station 2. It is based on the principle of capturing movements represented in a virtual environment (Gatica and Méndez, 2014). In the Eye Toy system, individuals can see themselves on the screen through the camera. In this way, the person constantly interacts with the movements and challenges brought by video games. We can simply call the Eye Toy system a webcam with a motion sensor and microphone. The individual's position in the game is determined on the screen and can perceive the person according to the movements he/she exhibits. The main skills required by the games are; target-based movement, visuomotor skills, praxis and thinking process skills.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

occupational therapy

Occupational Therapy: The basis of OT intervention consisted of activities requiring increased attention, behavioral regulation, organizational skills, multiple cognitive skills, and motor skills

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• being between the ages of 7-12, having diagnosed with ADHD by a child psychiatrist in accordance with the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria, having stabilized medications used for ADHD, being open to communication, and being able to understand and follow instructions at a basic level

Exclusion Criteria

• having any neurological, orthopedic or psychiatric diagnosis in addition to ADHD diagnosis, having undergone any surgical intervention in the last 3 months, being inadequate in understanding visual and auditory commands, and having a visual or hearing impairment.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 7 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Hacettepe University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Leyla Kaya Ozturk

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Hacettepe University

Ankara, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

HÜ-OT-LKO-04

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id