Executive Function Clinical Trial
Official title:
Effectiveness of Play-Based Training on Executive Functioning in Pre-School Children
Verified date | April 2022 |
Source | Niilo Mäki Institute |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Interventional |
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a play-based intervention designed to support the development of executive functioning in 3-5-year-old children. The intervention is implemented in the day care setting as a part of early childhood education in collaboration with parents and local healthcare and social welfare workers. The study hypothesizes that the intervention as an add-on to normal early childhood education brings added benefits to the development of children's executive functioning in comparison to early childhood education without the add-on.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 180 |
Est. completion date | December 31, 2021 |
Est. primary completion date | December 31, 2021 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | No |
Gender | All |
Age group | 3 Years to 5 Years |
Eligibility | Inclusion Criteria: - Children born between 4.6.2015 - 11.1.2018 - For the second phase (small group activity): children must exhibit problems in executive functions (e.g. inattention, hyperactivity, impulsivity) and be considered as potentially benefitting from additional practice as assessed by early childhood educators Exclusion Criteria: - |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Finland | Niilo Mäki Institute | Jyväskylä |
Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Niilo Mäki Institute |
Finland,
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Other | Abbreviated Acceptability Rating Profile | Intervention providers and parents assess the acceptability of the intervention after the first phase of the intervention. Possible values range between 1 and 6. Higher values mean greater acceptability. | The questionnaire is filled at 1,5 months | |
Other | Abbreviated Acceptability Rating Profile | Intervention providers and parents assess the acceptability of the intervention after the second phase of the intervention. Possible values range between 1 and 6. Higher values mean greater acceptability. | The questionnaire is filled at 4 months | |
Primary | School Situations Questionnaire | Early childhood education workers assess whether children exhibit problem behaviors in different preschool situations and the severity of the problems. Possible values range between 0 and 9. Higher values mean more severe problems. | Change from baseline at 1,5, 4, and 7 months | |
Primary | Home Situations Questionnaire | Parents assess whether children exhibit problem behaviors in different home situations and the severity of the problems. Possible values range between 0 and 9. Higher values mean more severe problems.This measurement concerns the children who take part in the first phase of the intervention. | Change from baseline at 1,5, 4, and 7 months | |
Primary | Attention and Executive Function Rating Inventory -Preschool | Early childhood education workers assess the extent to which children have problems on different areas of executive functioning (e.g. distractibility, directing and sustaining attention, planning). Possible values range between 0 and 3. Higher values mean more severe problems. | Change from baseline at 1,5, 4, and 7 months | |
Secondary | Go/No-go iPad task | A game-like task measuring response inhibition from the Early Years Toolbox. In the task, children are supposed to catch the fish and avoid the sharks. This measurement concerns children selected for the second phase of the intervention due to exhibiting difficulties in self-regulation. | Change from baseline at 2 months | |
Secondary | Working memory iPad task | A game-like task ("Mr. Ant") from the Early Years Toolbox. In the task, children are supposed to remember the locations of stickers placed on an ant character. This measurement concerns children selected for the second phase of the intervention due to exhibiting difficulties in self-regulation. | Change from baseline at 2 months |
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