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The Effects Of Occupation-Based Self-Regulation Program On Sensory Processing, Executive Functions and Occupational Performance In Preschool Children With Screen Addiction

NCT07004036 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2025-06-06

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Summary

The purpose of this interventional study was to measure the effectiveness of a self-regulation program for screen addiction in preschool children aged 4-5 years. The main questions it aimed to answer were:

Does a self-regulation intervention program reduce screen addiction in preschool children? Does a self-regulation intervention program improve self-regulation skills in preschool children? Does a self-regulation intervention program improve sensory processing skills in preschool children? Does a self-regulation intervention program improve reading performance in preschool children?

Conditions

  • Screen Time Exposure

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Occupation-based Self-Regulation Intervention Program

The intervention includes both group and individual applications. It has a large occupation/activity pool that can be selected in a person-centered manner. The activities are focused on supporting and developing the areas of influence in the sensory processing skills of individuals or the areas in executive functions, and providing occupations that will replace the screen and shape life in children for the screen abuse. It shapes the will, habits and routines necessary for the child to prefer alternative activities instead of the screen. For this purpose, an intervention program has been shaped to ensure that the child gains in the areas of daily life activities, productivity activities and leisure activities with the right developing skills, the child's wishes, the family's wishes, social expectations. As far as we know, it is the first flood regulation intervention program applied to children with screen addiction from an occupational therapy perspective.

BEHAVIORAL

Family Awareness Training

Family awareness training on the harms of screen addiction and prolonged exposure to the screen, as a one-time event.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
48 Months
Max Age
59 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-03-21
Primary Completion
2025-04-01
Completion
2025-06-30

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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