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NCT Number: NCT06402942

Gamified Occupational Therapy for Adolescents With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

This research aims to improve the quality of life, occupational performance, occupational satisfaction and emotional health of young people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy compared to the classical occupational therapy program. The findings are planned to shed light on the development of new and effective strategies in the rehabilitation of adolescents with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

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Key information

Conditions

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Gamification Genetic Diseases, Inborn Genetic Diseases, X-Linked Muscular Diseases Muscular Disorders, Atrophic Muscular Dystrophies Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne Musculoskeletal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Occupational Therapy

Age range

13 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Lokman Hekim University

Ankara, 06510, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Başak Çağla Arslan, Master's Degree

CONTACT

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Being diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy
  • To be literate in Turkish
  • To have scored 27 points or more on the Modified Mini Mental Test
  • Having a computer, tablet and internet connection
  • Volunteering to participate in the study by their parents and reading and signing the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

  • Having a neurological disease other than Duchenne muscular dystrophy and/or another diagnosed neurological disease accompanying Duchenne muscular dystrophy
  • Having a cooperation problem that prevents completing the assessments for any reason
  • Difficulty understanding and speaking the Turkish language

Treatment and study plan

Gamified occupational therapy programme

Other

Gamified occupational therapy program for the experimental group and classical occupational therapy program for the control group, which will be applied to both groups for eight weeks

Classic occupational therapy programme

Other

Gamified occupational therapy program for the experimental group and classical occupational therapy program for the control group, which will be applied to both groups for eight weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. Demographic information form

    Time frame: At the start of the evaluations

  2. Modified Mini Mental State Test

    Time frame: before and after the eight-week intervention programs

  3. Vignos lower extremity functional scale

    Time frame: before and after the eight-week intervention programs

    This scale was developed to assess the level of ambulation in neuromuscular diseases and consists of 10 stages. In this scale, the ambulation level of the person decreases from the first stage to the tenth stage.

  4. Brooke upper extremity functional classification scale

    Time frame: before and after the eight-week intervention programs

    This scale was developed to assess the functional levels of the upper extremity in neuromuscular diseases and consists of 6 stages. In this scale, progression from the first stage to the sixth stage indicates a decrease in the functionality of the upper extremity.

  5. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 3.0 Neuromuscular Module

    Time frame: before and after the eight-week intervention programs

  6. Canadian Occupational Performance Measure

    Time frame: before and after the eight-week intervention programs

  7. Children's Depression Inventory

    Time frame: before and after the eight-week intervention programs

    Consisting of 27 items and using a 3-point Likert-type scale, this scale assesses the depression levels of children between the ages of 6-17. The total score of the scale, which measures the emotional state in the last 2 weeks, is 54 and the severity of depression increases as the total score increases. The cut-off value of the scale was determined as 19 points.

  8. The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Multidimensional Fatigue Scale

    Time frame: before and after the eight-week intervention programs

    This scale consists of 18 items and 3 subsections: general fatigue (6 items), fatigue during sleep/rest (6 items) and cognitive fatigue (6 items). Separate scores can be calculated for each subsection and the total score is obtained by summing the scores obtained from these sections. High scores indicate low fatigue.

  9. The Numeric Rating Scale - Pain

    Time frame: before and after the eight-week intervention programs

    This scale uses a 10-centimeter line. The left beginning of the line represents "no pain" (0 points) and the end of the line represents "excruciating pain" (10 points).

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Başak Çağla Arslan, Master Degree

CONTACT

[email protected]

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Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Başak Çağla Arslan

Other Gov

Collaborators

  • Hacettepe University

Registry information

Acronym: DMD

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
May 7, 2024
Registry last updated
Jan 27, 2026

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