Investigating the Effects of the Temporal Adaptation Approach in Children With ADHD
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Hacettepe University
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 60 people enrolled
- Started
- 3 Feb 2021
- Ended
- 31 Jan 2025
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Temporal Adaptation Intervention
- Conventional Occupational Therapy
- Record updated
- 3 February 2025
Who can take part
- Age
- 9 years to 12 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
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Who can take part
- Must be between 9 and 12 years of age
- Clinical diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Must be willing to participate and adhere to the study protocols
Who cannot take part
- Additional psychiatric or developmental diagnoses that can interfere with the study outcomes
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This study investigates the impact of temporal adaptation interventions on children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), focusing on activity self-efficacy, time perception, daily activity routines, and executive functions. The intervention aims to address the challenges ADHD children face in time processing abilities, which include understanding the concept of time, being punctual, initiating and completing daily activities independently, planning and completing long-term projects, using a calendar, and hurrying when necessary.
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The research will be conducted at the Hacettepe University Faculty of Health Sciences Department of Occupational Therapy's educational and research units. Participants will be children diagnosed with ADHD by a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. These children will then be randomly assigned to control and training groups. A total of 60 individuals, 30 for each group, will be included in the study based on power analysis. The effectiveness of the study will be shared, and should it prove effective, the same study will be replicated with the control group.
The intervention consists of activities designed to enhance temporal adaptation, adapted for ADHD from models in the literature. Over 10 weeks, the children will engage in weekly 60-minute sessions, each week focusing on different activities to improve temporal adaptation skills. Activities include teaching concepts of calendars and clocks, rhythm exercises with metronomes, time estimation games, daily and weekly planner preparation, time matching games, and exercises to improve time management and planning abilities.
Data will be collected using various tools including a demographic information form, time perception threshold measurement tasks, temporal production tasks, Child Activity Self-Assessment Scale (COSA), and Executive Functions and Occupational Routines Scale (EFORTS). The study's hypotheses test the null hypothesis that temporal adaptation intervention does not affect activity self-efficacy, time perception, daily activity routine, and executive functions in children aged 9-12 with ADHD.
This comprehensive approach aims to enhance the daily lives of children with ADHD by improving their ability to manage time effectively, thereby positively affecting their education, self-care, social relationships, and overall quality of life.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Control GroupExisting treatment, for comparison
The participants who are allocated to the Control Group arm will receive conventional occupational therapy interventions for the duration of the study.
Treatment: Conventional Occupational Therapy
- Experimental GroupTreatment being tested
Participants allocated to the Experimental Group will receive Temporal Adaptation Intervention during the study.
Treatment: Temporal Adaptation Intervention
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Investigating the Effect of the Temporal Adaptation Approach on Activity Self-Efficacy, Time Perception, and Daily Activity Routine With Executive Skills in Children With ADHD: A 1-Month Follow-Up Randomized Controlled Study
- Record updated
- 3 February 2025