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CompletedNCT05274282Updated Mar 5, 2025

Effects of Animation Therapy on Children With ADHD

An interventional study of Animation Therapy in Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, sponsored by Kutahya Health Sciences University. Completed at 1 site in Turkey. Open to participants aged 6 Years to 12 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-03-05.

Sponsored by Kutahya Health Sciences University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
48
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
6 Years to 12 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

The aim of the study is to determine the effects of animation therapy on the main symptoms of Attention Deficit - Hyperactivity Disorder; hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity.

Read the detailed description

Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most frequent childhood disorder, that is characterized with three main symptoms: inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Animation Therapy is the use of a stop-motion movie production process for therapeutic purposes. This new approach may have promising effect on attention because of its flow effect. Also, there is only one study on the effectiveness of Animation Therapy in literature. This study is planned to investigate the effects of Animation Therapy on the main symptoms of the disorder.

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Conditions studied

  • Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Keywords

  • Attention
  • Hyperactivity
  • Animation
  • Occupational Therapy
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
6 Years to 12 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Being at the age between 6-12 years.
  • Being diagnosed with ADHD by a psychiatrist.
  • Taking prescribed medication for treatment of ADHD.
  • Having no physical, visual or mental problems.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Absence in pre- and post-intervention evaluations
  • Not completing 10-weeks of re-animation approach intervention process.
  • Discontinuation of medical treatment for ADHD.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
48 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Animation Therapy Group

    10 sessions of Animation Therapy (1 session/week)

    Other: Animation Therapy

  • No intervention
    Control Group

    No intervention

Interventions

  • OtherAnimation Therapy

    Stop-motion movie shooting process designed for improving attention skill and regulating hyperactive and impulsive behaviours.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Conners Parents Rating Scale-Revised Long Form

    Conners Parents Rating Scale-Revised Long Form is a 4-points-Likert-scale, consisting of 80 items. The given items are expressions defining the daily life behaviors of children at home setting due to ADHD. Parents mark a score between 0 (means "expression never suits my child's behavior) and 3 (means expression suits my child's behavior completely). It comprises of 14 behavioral categories: Oppositional, Cognitive Problems/Inattention, Hyperactivity, Anxious/Shy, Perfectionism, Social Problems, Psychosomatic, ADHD Index, Restless/Impulsive, Emotional Lability, Global Index, DSM-IV Inattention, DSM-IV Hyperactive/Impulsive, and DSM-IV Total. A higher score indicates more severe symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention

  2. Conners Parents Rating Scale-Revised Long Form

    Conners Parents Rating Scale-Revised Long Form is a 4-points-Likert-scale, consisting of 80 items. The given items are expressions defining the daily life behaviors of children at home setting due to ADHD. Parents mark a score between 0 (means "expression never suits my child's behavior) and 3 (means expression suits my child's behavior completely). It comprises of 14 behavioral categories: Oppositional, Cognitive Problems/Inattention, Hyperactivity, Anxious/Shy, Perfectionism, Social Problems, Psychosomatic, ADHD Index, Restless/Impulsive, Emotional Lability, Global Index, DSM-IV Inattention, DSM-IV Hyperactive/Impulsive, and DSM-IV Total. A higher score indicates more severe symptoms.

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention

  3. Conners Teachers Rating Scale-Revised Long

    Conners Teachers Rating Scale-Revised Long is a 4-points-Likert-scale, consisting of 59 items. The items define the school life behaviors of children due to ADHD. The child's teacher marks a score from 0 (means "expression never suits child's behavior) to 3 (means expression suits child's behavior completely). It comprises 14 behavioral categories: Oppositional, Cognitive Problems/Inattention, Hyperactivity, Anxious/Shy, Perfectionism, Social Problems, ADHD Index - Inattention, ADHD Index - Hyperactivity, Restless/Impulsive, Emotional Lability, Global Index, DSM-IV Inattention, DSM-IV Hyperactive/Impulsive, and DSM-IV Total. A higher score indicates more severe symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention

  4. Conners Teachers Rating Scale-Revised Long

    Conners Teachers Rating Scale-Revised Long is a 4-points-Likert-scale, consisting of 59 items. The items define the school life behaviors of children due to ADHD. The child's teacher marks a score from 0 (means "expression never suits child's behavior) to 3 (means expression suits child's behavior completely). It comprises 14 behavioral categories: Oppositional, Cognitive Problems/Inattention, Hyperactivity, Anxious/Shy, Perfectionism, Social Problems, ADHD Index - Inattention, ADHD Index - Hyperactivity, Restless/Impulsive, Emotional Lability, Global Index, DSM-IV Inattention, DSM-IV Hyperactive/Impulsive, and DSM-IV Total. A higher score indicates more severe symptoms.

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention

  5. the Scales for Diagnosing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Home Rating Scale

    the Scales for Diagnosing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Home Rating Scale measures the levels of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention from the parent's perspective. It is a 4-points-Likert-scale, consisting of 40 items. Each item describes a specific behavior correlated with ADHD and parents scores items due to the frequency of behavior described by the item, considering the behaviors of the child at home setting. A high score means high frequency and more severe symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention

  6. the Scales for Diagnosing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Home Rating Scale

    the Scales for Diagnosing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - Home Rating Scale measures the levels of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention from the parent's perspective. It is a 4-points-Likert-scale, consisting of 40 items. Each item describes a specific behavior correlated with ADHD and parents scores items due to the frequency of behavior described by the item, considering the behaviors of the child at home setting. A high score means high frequency and more severe symptoms.

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention

  7. the Scales for Diagnosing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - School Rating Scale

    A scale that measures the levels of hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattention from the teachers' perspective. It is a 4-points-Likert-scale, consisting of 39 items. Each item describes a specific behavior correlated with ADHD and parents scores items due to the frequency of behavior described by the item, considering the behaviors of the child at home setting. A high score means high frequency and more severe symptoms.

    Time frame: Baseline, pre-intervention

  8. the Scales for Diagnosing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - School Rating Scale

    A scale that measures the levels of hyperactivity, impulsivity and inattention on the perspective of the teachers. It is a 4-points-Likert-scale, consisting of 39 items. Each item describes a specific behavior correlated with ADHD and parents scores items due to frequency of behavior described by the item, considering the behaviors of the child at home setting. High score means high frequency and more severe symptom.

    Time frame: Immediately after the intervention

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Study locations

1 site
  • Hacettepe University
    Ankara, Turkey
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT05274282
Lead sponsor
Kutahya Health Sciences University
Collaborators
Hacettepe University
Responsible party
Ozgun Belen (Principal Investigator, Kutahya Health Sciences University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 10, 2022
Start date
May 15, 2023
Primary completion
Feb 9, 2024
Completion
Feb 9, 2024
Last update
Mar 5, 2025

Study contacts

Özgün Belen, MSc
principal investigator · Kutahya Health Sciences University
Burcu Semin Akel, Professor
study director · İstanbul Kültür University

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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