Application of a Training Program for Executive Functions in a Sample of Egyptian Children With Learning Disorder

NCT05476133 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 0106137
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 40
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In recent years, significant progress has been made on ways to improve Executive Functions (EF) skills for school readiness involving direct EF training and classroom educational programs. Due to the absence of a well-structured Arabic program for EF training in children, the rationale of this study is to implement a comprehensive, evidence-based intervention program to help Egyptian children with learning disorders to overcome their EF impairment. It uses the multimodality approach to help meet the needs of students with a variety of learning styles. The aim of this study is to adapt the combined form of the "Executive Functions Training-Elementary", and the "Promoting Executive Function In The Classroom" programs and its application in order to test its effectiveness in the rehabilitation of Egyptian learning disordered children.

Conditions

Learning Disorders; Executive Dysfunction

Keywords

Executive Functions; learning disorder; children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• Self-Management to Time.

  scored from 1-4 depending on the parent's answers concerning the child's performance in this item in the last 6 months

  3-6 months

• Self-Organization and Problem-Solving

  scored from 1-4 depending on the parent's answers concerning the child's performance in this item in the last 6 months

  3-6 months

• Self-Restraint.

  scored from 1-4 depending on the parent's answers concerning the child's performance in this item in the last 6 months

  3-6 months

• Self-Motivation.

  scored from 1-4 depending on the parent's answers concerning the child's performance in this item in the last 6 months

  3-6 months

• Self-Regulation of Emotion

  scored from 1-4 depending on the parent's answers concerning the child's performance in this item in the last 6 months

  3-6 months

Study Arms (1)

study group

EXPERIMENTAL

single group who had intervention and comparison of pre and post intervention assessment

Other: Executive functions training-elementary and Promoting executive function in in the classroom

Interventions

Executive functions training-elementary and Promoting executive function in in the classroom OTHER

evidence based practice that target executive function skills in early elementary years.

study group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• children complaining of specific learning disorder and executive function deficits

You may not qualify if:

• brain damage, mentally retarded or history of fits or subclinical fits
• hearing or visual impairment
• psychic problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Alexandria University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

Alexandria, 21500, Egypt

Location

Related Publications (16)

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

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  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Learning Disabilities

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Reham M Elmaghraby, MD

  otorhinolaryngology department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

  STUDY CHAIR

• Engy S Elhakeem, MD

  otorhinolaryngology department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

  STUDY DIRECTOR

• Soha AL Ibrahim, MD

  Neuropsychiatry department, Faculty of Medicine, Alexandria University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: lecturer of phoniatrics

Model Details: the study was carried on a single group underwent initial assessment then intervention then final assessment

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 15, 2022
• First Posted: July 27, 2022
• Study Start: January 15, 2018
• Primary Completion: March 10, 2020
• Study Completion: May 28, 2020
• Last Updated: July 27, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
• Time Frame: 6 months after publishing
• Access Criteria: through the email address engy.elhakeem@alexmed.edu.eg

Locations

EG (1)