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NCT Number: NCT07139210

EFFECT OF PERCEPTUAL-MOTOR TRAINING ON COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS, MOTOR ABILITIES AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVE DISORDER

This study aims to Determine the effect of perceptual-motor training on:

cognitive functions, motor abilities, and quality of life in ADHD children.

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Key information

Conditions

Cognitive Function ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Mental Disorders Motor Abilities Neurodevelopmental Disorders Quality of Life

Age range

8 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Faculty of Physical Therapy

Dokki, Giza Governorate, 12612, Egypt

About this study

Thirty children with ADHD from both sexes are enrolled in this study. The selected children are randomly assigned by sealed envelopes into two groups of equal number 15 children for each group. Children in group A (control group) are receiving no treatment. Children in group B (study group) are receiving the perceptual motor training program. Treatment program is applied for 60 minutes three days per week for three successive months. All children will be assessed before and after the treatment program.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Age ranged from 8-12 years. Conner's score equal to or more than 65 according to hyperactivity index of conner's rating scale. Able to understand and follow instructions.

Exclusion criteria

Surgical interference in lower limbs and/or spine. Musculoskeletal problems or fixed deformities in the spine and/or lower extremities. Cardiovascular or respiratory disorders. Visual or hearing impairment. Receiving medical drugs that can cause confusion or make child less alert.

Treatment and study plan

Perceptual Motor Training

Other

Perceptual -motor training program:

  • Balance exercises
  • Awareness training exercises
  • Spatial awareness exercises
  • Training of shape perception exercises
  • Visual perception training exercises
  • Auditory perception training
  • Touch-kinetic perception training
  • Coordination of eye and hand, eye and leg, subtle motor actions

Primary outcomes

  1. cognitive functions:

    Time frame: 3 month

    Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) is individually administered, and has 15 subtests. Each subtest is allocated to either the Verbal Comprehension (VC), Perceptive reasoning (PR), Working memory (WM), or Processing Speed (PS) subscales. The Full-scale IQ is composed of 10 core subtests: three VC (Vocabulary, Similarities, and Comprehension), three PR (Block Design, Picture Concepts, and Matrix Reasoning), two WM (Digit Span and Letter-Number Sequencing), and two PS (Coding and Symbol Search).

    As the scoring number increases it means a better outcome.

Secondary outcomes

  1. motor ability

    Time frame: 3 month

    The Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-Second Edition (BOT-2) is used to assess following domains including Body co-ordination which consists of the following subtests: bilateral co-ordination. Balance. and strength and agility which consists of: running speed and agility subtest. Strength subtest.

  2. quality of daily life

    Time frame: 3 month

    Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Version 4.0 (PedsQL) is used for assessing quality of life as it's a multidimensional child self-report and parent proxy-report scales. It includes twenty-three items designed to measure dimensions of physical and psychosocial health as delineated by the world health organization.

    As scoring increases it means better outcome.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Aug 24, 2025
Registry last updated
Mar 31, 2026

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