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

NCT04697771 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: E1-20-1038
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

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.

Conditions

Handwriting; Telerehabilitation; Fine Motor Skills

Keywords

ADHD; Handwriting; Occupational Therapy; Telerehabilitation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Minnesota Handwriting Test

  It evaluates six categories, including legibility, form, alignment, size, spacing, and rate

  5 minute

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test- 2 Short Form (BOT-2)

  15 minute

Study Arms (2)

Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

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

Other: Fine Motor Skills Training

Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

First Evaluation - 8 week waiting period - Second Evaluation

Interventions

Fine Motor Skills Training 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.

Intervention Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 8 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

You may not qualify if:

• Children with an additional physical and neurological problem to accompany

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Hacettepe University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hacettepe University

Ankara, Ankara - Altındağ, 06, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Gonca Bumin, Prof

  Hacettepe University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Hakan Öğütlü, Msc

  Ankara City Hospital Bilkent

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The person making the first and last outcome assessor does not know which group the participants are from.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: CROSSOVER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Occupational Therapist, MSc

Model Details: Participants will be randomly divided into two groups. The same intervention will be applied to the second group after the first group has received intervention for 8 weeks.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 28, 2020
• First Posted: January 6, 2021
• Study Start: December 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 30, 2022
• Study Completion: December 28, 2022
• Last Updated: February 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Locations

TU (1)