NCT05274282

Effects of Animation Therapy on Children With ADHD

Use of Animation in Therapy: Effects on Symptom Levels of Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder, a Randomized Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 48 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kutahya Health Sciences University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

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.

Conditions

• Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Animation Therapy	Stop-motion movie shooting process designed for improving attention skill and regulating hyperactive and impulsive behaviours.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-15
• Primary completion: 2024-02-09
• Completion: 2024-02-09
• First posted: 2022-03-10
• Last updated: 2025-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)