Clinical trial NCT05902338: Effects of Music on Motor Skills of Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Official title: Motor Skills in Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Lead sponsor: Eastern Mediterranean University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-06-15
Enrollment: 56
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 11
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: Physiotherapists have positive effects on motor skills, executive functions and symptoms of children with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder. However, progression takes time due to the symptoms of the disease. Physiotherapists need strategies to manage the symptoms of ADHD. Music can be used as a strategy because music is known to reduce the symptoms of children in this group. There is no study in the literature on how motor skills will be affected with musical accompaniment. The aim of this study is to compare motor skills performed with and without music in children with ADHD. When we evaluate motor skills like in a treatment session, the usability of music as an environmental factor will be investigated according to the positive, negative or ineffective results of the music effect.

Detailed description: The American Psychiatric Association defines attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as one of the most common mental disorders affecting children and adults. The etiology of ADHD is not fully known. Attention deficit, hyperactivity and/or impulsivity are seen as the main symptoms of ADHD. ADHD is grouped into three subtypes according to these symptoms. These three subtypes consist of attention-deficit-dominant type, hyperactivity-dominant type, and combined type with both hyperactivity and inattention symptoms. Researchers reported that 45-70% of children with ADHD have problems in fine and gross motor skills. It is known that problems in motor skills are associated with main symptoms. Balance, gait and postural control are affected in terms of gross motor skills. It has been observed that they perform more slowly in activities that require fine motor skills such as cutting, doing crafts or drawing, and in consecutive finger movements. In addition, handwriting disorders such as dysgraphia are seen in 70% of children with ADHD. During the dual tasks, the sources of attention are divided. Due to this division, the secondary task affects postural performance.

Music is one of the therapy options in some conditions and known as music therapy. It is used in many diseases and conditions such as dementia-alzamer, autism, cerebral palsy, cancer, prematurity, depression and ADHD. Now that music is known to reduce the symptoms of children with ADHD, physical therapists may use music as a strategy. Thus, the purpose of this study is to compare motor skills of children with ADHD with and without music conditions.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Having been diagnosed with ADHD combined type by a child psychiatrist
* Having adequate cognitive skills to understand the commands of the physiotherapist

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having hearing and/or vision problems
* Having any neurological and/or orthopedic problems that would prevent him from performing the tests
* Having a psychiatric disorder other than ADHD

Primary outcomes:
measure: Static balance
timeFrame: change from baseline to after 30-minute from the first measurement
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Dynamic balance
timeFrame: change from baseline to after 30-minute from the first measurement
measure: Nine hole peg test
timeFrame: change from baseline to after 30-minute from the first measurement
measure: Blocking with jenga game
timeFrame: change from baseline to after 30-minute from the first measurement
measure: Puzzle game
timeFrame: change from baseline to after 30-minute from the first measurement
measure: Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Brief Form (BOTMP-BF)
timeFrame: change from baseline to after 30-minute from the first measurement
measure: Dual task skill
timeFrame: change from baseline to after 30-minute from the first measurement
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Nicosia
country: Cyprus
facility: Private clinics
Study officials:
affiliation: PT. Assoc. Prof.
name: ZEHRA G TOPCU
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References: