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Effects of Fairytales on Preschool Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Not Applicable
Conditions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Developmental Delay
Preschool Children
Interventions
Other: Traditional rehabilitation programs with Individualized fairytales class
Registration Number
NCT05502536
Lead Sponsor
Taipei Medical University
Brief Summary

Under traditional rehabilitation programs, investigate the additional effects of individualized fairytales on preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder with developmental delays.

Detailed Description

Thirty preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays will be enrolled in regular traditional rehabilitation programs.

They will be randomized to the intervention group and control group. The participants in the intervention group will receive an additional 30 minutes per week for 12 sessions of individualized fairytales classes by a child and educational teacher for three months. The participants of both groups will continue to receive the traditional rehabilitation programs.

Therapeutic effects, including attention, cognitive function, vocabulary function, physical functional performance, and quality of life at baseline, will be evaluated after 12 weeks of treatment and three months after the treatment.

The evaluator will be blinded to the group's allocation during the whole course of the intervention.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
30
Inclusion Criteria
  • preschool children with a diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delay, under regular traditional rehabilitation programs, intelligence quotient 70 or greater
Exclusion Criteria
  • age less than 3 or greater than 6 of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delay, under regular traditional rehabilitation programs, intelligence quotient below 70

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention groupTraditional rehabilitation programs with Individualized fairytales classtraditional rehabilitation programs with additional individualized fairytales class
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
changes of hyperactivityscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

score assessed by Swanson, Nolan and Pelham questionnaire, higher score indicating greater hyperactivity

changes of attentionscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

score change by Conners Kiddie Continuous Performance Test, greater score indicating lower attention span

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
change of physical functional performancescore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

score assessed by Pediatric Outcome Data Collection Instrument, 0-100, a higher score indicating greater performance

change of walking timescore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

walking time

change of vocabularyscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

score change by Receptive and Expressive Vocabulary Test, higher score indicating greater performance

change of sensory integrationscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

score change by Sensory Profile, 0-100, higher score indicating better sensory profile

change of intelligencescore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

score change by Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, the average score is 100, with a higher score indicating higher intelligence and a lower score indicating a lower level of intelligence

change of quality of lifescore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

score assessed by the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, 0-100, a higher score indicating a greater quality of life

change of family impactscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

score assessed by Child Health Questionnaire, parent form 28, 0-100, a higher score indicating better performance

change of stairs climbing timescore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

climbing time

change of balancescore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

one leg standing time

change of physical functionscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, and 12 weeks after treatment

5 times sit to stand up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

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