Gamified Occupational Therapy for Adolescents with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Gamification; Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy; Occupational Therapy
• Interventions: Other: Classic occupational therapy programme; Other: Gamified occupational therapy programme

• Registration Number: NCT06402942
• Lead Sponsor: Başak Çağla Arslan

Brief Summary

This research aims to improve the quality of life, occupational performance, occupational satisfaction and emotional health of young people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy compared to the classical occupational therapy program. The findings are planned to shed light on the development of new and effective strategies in the rehabilitation of adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2024-05-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-05-03
• Study First Posted: 2024-05-07
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-09
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-12
• Study Start: 2025-05-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-08-21
• Study Completion: 2025-12-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

• Being diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• To be literate in Turkish
• To have scored 27 points or more on the Modified Mini Mental Test
• Having a computer, tablet and internet connection
• Volunteering to participate in the study by their parents and reading and signing the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

• Having a neurological disease other than Duchenne muscular dystrophy and/or another diagnosed neurological disease accompanying Duchenne muscular dystrophy
• Having a cooperation problem that prevents completing the assessments for any reason
• Difficulty understanding and speaking the Turkish language

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control group	Classic occupational therapy programme	Classic occupational therapy group
Experimental group	Gamified occupational therapy programme	Gamified occupational therapy programme group

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Demographic information form	At the start of the evaluations
Modified Mini Mental State Test	before and after the eight-week intervention programs
The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 3.0 Neuromuscular Module	before and after the eight-week intervention programs
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure	before and after the eight-week intervention programs
Children's Depression Inventory	before and after the eight-week intervention programs	Consisting of 27 items and using a 3-point Likert-type scale, this scale assesses the depression levels of children between the ages of 6-17. The total score of the scale, which measures the emotional state in the last 2 weeks, is 54 and the severity of depression increases as the total score increases. The cut-off value of the scale was determined as 19 points.
Vignos lower extremity functional scale	before and after the eight-week intervention programs	This scale was developed to assess the level of ambulation in neuromuscular diseases and consists of 10 stages. In this scale, the ambulation level of the person decreases from the first stage to the tenth stage.
The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Multidimensional Fatigue Scale	before and after the eight-week intervention programs	This scale consists of 18 items and 3 subsections: general fatigue (6 items), fatigue during sleep/rest (6 items) and cognitive fatigue (6 items). Separate scores can be calculated for each subsection and the total score is obtained by summing the scores obtained from these sections. High scores indicate low fatigue.
Brooke upper extremity functional classification scale	before and after the eight-week intervention programs	This scale was developed to assess the functional levels of the upper extremity in neuromuscular diseases and consists of 6 stages. In this scale, progression from the first stage to the sixth stage indicates a decrease in the functionality of the upper extremity.
The Numeric Rating Scale - Pain	before and after the eight-week intervention programs	This scale uses a 10-centimeter line. The left beginning of the line represents "no pain" (0 points) and the end of the line represents "excruciating pain" (10 points).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lokman Hekim University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey