Sensory-Play Based (SenPlay) Intervention for Young Children With or At Risk for ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder focused on measuring Attention, Focused attention, Sensory, Play-based intervention, Occupational therapy, Pediatrics
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Age 3-years, to 5-years, 11-months
- Diagnosis or provisional diagnosis of ADHD or overactivity by the primary care physician, psychologist or neurologist
- No diagnosis of neurological disorders other than ADHD
- Normal or corrected vision
- Cognitive skills to follow verbal instruction
- Gross and fine motor skills to engage in sensorimotor activities and school readiness tasks
Exclusion Criteria:
- Participants will be excluded if they currently take medication for ADHD or exhibit severe physical impairments that result in inability to engage in the SenPlay intervention, fine motor and visual motor activities.
Sites / Locations
- Sensational Kids, IncRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Placebo Comparator
SenPlay Intervention Group
Free play Control Group
SenPlay is a sensory-play based intervention that includes deep tactile pressure, vestibular and proprioceptive input as a therapeutic medium to facilitate optimal arousal through activities such as pushing, pulling, climbing, jumping, and crashing. These activities are designed to facilitate changes in the child's arousal by providing sensory input and are used at random during the 15 minute window and are facilitated and monitored to ensure the child is reaching a threshold of moderate to vigorous physical activity. All participants will wear the ActiGraph accelerometer to measure the intensity of physical activity during the SenPlay intervention. Intervention sessions will occur at three time points, one per week for three weeks. Following the SenPlay intervention, participants will engage in 10 minutes of developmentally appropriate tasks (DAT) lead by the same investigator. DAT will be videotaped and coded for off task behaviors using Momentary Time Sampling (MTS).
The control group will engage in spontaneous, free play with the investigator supervising only for safety within the sensorimotor gym for 15 minutes, prior to the assessment of off-task behaviors during 10 minutes of developmentally appropriate tasks (DAT). All participants will wear the ActiGraph accelerometer to measure the intensity of physical activity reached during spontaneous, free play. Participants in the control group will participate in three sessions, one per week for three weeks. Intervention sessions will occur at three time points, one per week for three weeks. Following the spontaneous play, participants will engage in 10 minutes of developmentally appropriate tasks (DAT) lead by the same investigator. DAT will be videotaped and coded for off task behaviors using Momentary Time Sampling (MTS).