Playful physiotherapy for children with ADHD or autism
Tests play-based physiotherapy on emotions and behavior in children with ADHD or autism.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- University of Tartu
- Where
- Tartu, EstoniaSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- The Effect of Playful Physiotherapy Intervention
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 25 people, planned
- Started
- May 2026
- Expected to end
- Feb 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Playful physiotherapy programme
- Record updated
- 5 May 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for children with ADHD, autism, or difficulties with behavior or social adaptation in groups. They join a group play- and movement-based physiotherapy programme at ProVida Clinic.
- Age
- 7 to 12 years (the criteria text says 5-12 years).
- Sex
- All
- Disease stage
- A clinical diagnosis of ADHD, ASD, behavioral regulation difficulties, and/or social adaptation difficulties in group settings.
- Earlier treatment
- The child takes part in physiotherapy at ProVida Clinic, or the clinic's rehabilitation team has assessed whether the child can take part. The child has not been in a similar group before.
Main reasons for not taking part
- A medical condition that stops active participation
- Severe cognitive or sensory impairment that prevents understanding or safe participation
- Participation that could disrupt the group or compromise safety
- Not proficient in Estonian
- Has taken part in a similar group before
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Age 5-12 years
- Clinical diagnosis: ADHD, ASD, behavioral regulation difficulties, and/or social adaptation difficulties in group settings
- Participation in physiotherapy at ProVida Clinic or assessment by the clinic's rehabilitation team regarding suitability for participation
- Ability to participate in movement- and play-based activities in a group format
- Proficiency in Estonian
- No prior participation in a similar group
Who cannot take part
- Acute or chronic medical condition that prevents active participation
- Severe cognitive or sensory impairment that prevents understanding of activities or safe participation
- Situations in which the child's participation may disrupt group functioning or compromise safety
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 7 and 12 years old?
Where in Estonia
- ProVidaTartu, EstoniaContact: Ingrid TiiratsTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this quasi-experimental study is to evaluate the changes in emotional, behavioral, and psychosocial functioning of children aged 7-12 following a playful physiotherapy intervention. The study focused on the potential effects of a play- and body-based intervention on children's daily functioning, based on parent-reported assessments
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The main question[s] it aims to answer [is/are]:
Participants will be evaluated based on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire and KIDSCREEN-27 before and after the playful physiotherapy intervention programme.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Intervention groupTreatment being tested
Treatment: Playful physiotherapy programme
- Control groupNo study treatment, for comparison
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Effect of Playful Physiotherapy Intervention on Emotional Self-regulation in Children Aged 7-12 Years Old With Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Special Needs in a Rehabilitation Setting.
- Plain-language title
- Playful physiotherapy for children with ADHD or autismGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 13 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07466147, who can take part
- Record updated
- 5 May 2026