Therapeutic Play in Children With Mild Intellectual Disability

NCT06735482 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: FPTBSUREC/0903/241124
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a designed therapeutic play activities program on improving motor adaptive behavior in a sample of Egyptian children with mild intellectual disabilities. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the effect of therapeutic play activities in improving adaptive motor skills (fine-gap) of children with mild intellectual disability? A quasi-experimental design will be used as researchers will compare therapeutic play exercise program to standard treatment to find its effect on motor adaptive behavior in the selected sample of children with mild intellectual disability Participants will: Take play-based activity program for 24 sessions in 2 months Have a pre- and post-intervention evaluation of motor adaptive behavior by Vineleand Adaptive Behavior Scale II

Conditions

Intellectual Disability; Intellectual Disability, Mild; Motor and Developmental Delay; Motor Delay; Adaptive Behavior; Physical Disability

Keywords

Play; Play therapy; Therapeutic play; Motor Adaptive Behavior; Adaptive Behavior; Intellectual Disability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• The Stanford-Binet Scale, the fifth edition (SB-5)

  The Stanford-Binet Scale, the fifth edition, aims to measure intelligence and cognitive abilities in humans, in the age range of (2-85 years).

  8 weeks

• The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale: Second Edition (Vineland II)

  The Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale II measures an individual's development of personal independence and social responsibility by gathering information about day-to-day activities necessary to take care of oneself and to get along with others.

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Group A Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

Therapeutic Play Activities program for children with mild intellectual disability. a program of therapeutic play activities aimed at improving the adaptive motor skills of children with intellectual disabilities. The program consists of 24 sessions of play-based activities that will be applied in 2 months on a day-by-day basis. Therapeutic Play programs include activities that address core strength, bilateral coordination, motor skills, visual skills, body awareness, outdoor sensory activities, vestibular, and balance skills. Activities will be simulated for the child by the therapist to ensure the child understands them.

Behavioral: Therapeutic play program

Group B control

NO INTERVENTION

Children will not receive any intervention

Interventions

Therapeutic play program BEHAVIORAL

Therapeutic Play programs include activities that address core strength, bilateral coordination, motor skills, visual skills, body awareness, outdoor sensory activities, vestibular, and balance skills.

Also known as: play therapy program

Group A Experimental

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 9 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• The child should be between 5 and 9 years of age of both sexes
• \- The child should be of mild intellectual disabilities according to Stanford Binet scale 5th edition The child should not be suffering from any apparent physical deformity in upper limbs, lower limbs or spine The child should not suffer from any visual or auditory disorder

You may not qualify if:

• Children out of age range Children with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities Children with physical deformities in upper limb, lower limb or spine Children suffering from visual or auditory disorders

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Beni-Suef University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Beni-Suef University

Banī Suwayf, Beni Suweif Governorate, 62521, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Intellectual Disability; Lymphoma, Follicular; Learning Disabilities; Psychomotor Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Lymphoma; Neoplasms by Histologic Type; Neoplasms; Lymphoproliferative Disorders; Lymphatic Diseases; Hemic and Lymphatic Diseases; Immunoproliferative Disorders; Immune System Diseases; Communication Disorders

Study Officials

• Tayseer S Abdeldayem

  Beni-Suef University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The assessor is blinded for the assessed children's allocation in groups. in both preprogram and postprogram assessments.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr

Model Details: Quasi experimental

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 11, 2024
• First Posted: December 16, 2024
• Study Start: December 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: March 30, 2025
• Study Completion: April 15, 2025
• Last Updated: November 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)