Gamified Occupational Therapy for Adolescents With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexMale
Age13-18
SponsorBaşak Çağla Arslan
About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
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
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Gamified occupational therapy programme
Other interventionGamified 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 interventionGamified 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
Treatment groups
20 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Experimental groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control groupOther 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Demographic information form
Time frame
At the start of the evaluations2
Modified Mini Mental State Test
Time frame
before and after the eight-week intervention programs3
Vignos lower extremity functional scale
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.
Time frame
before and after the eight-week intervention programs4
Brooke upper extremity functional classification scale
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.
Time frame
before and after the eight-week intervention programsSponsors and contacts
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Başak Çağla Arslan
Lead sponsor
Lokman Hekim University
Sponsor institution
Hacettepe University
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov