Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Pediatric Massage for the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms in Preschool Children:&

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Pediatric Massage for the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms in Preschool Children: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000032495

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-04-30

Start date

2020-05-31

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-05-04

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Conditions

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Interventions

Experimental group:Pediatric tuina

Control group:Parent-child interaction

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 7 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria for the children are: (1) children between 3-7 years old by the time of the start of the assessment; Children with ADHD symptoms of hyperactivity, anxiety, or inattention will be recruited in this study. Inclusion criteria for parents are: (1) able to communicate using Mandarin; (2) willing to learn the knowledge and manipulations of TCM pediatric massage for treating ADHD; (3) available to take their child to hospital for treatment and conduct manipulations at home according to the study process; (4) agree to give informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria for children are: (1) currently receiving other massage therapy; (2) having other developmental disability such as autism spectrum disorders or intellectual disability; (3) having acute infection diseases (such as scarlet fever, chickenpox), hemorrhagic diseases (like bleeding, local places of various kinds of malignant tumor), or dermatological problems (e.g. scald, severe skin lesion, or skin infections); (4) having any severe illness or medical condition that the investigator deems not appropriate to receive TCM massage (e.g. bone fractures and paraplegia). Exclusion criteria for parents are: (1) having any severe psychiatric disorder, such as major depressive disorder; (2) having difficulties to conduct massage therapy due to physical problems; (3) having a score of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) less than 22, indicating cognitive impairment (Appendix 1: Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) – Chinese Version)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hyperactivity;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety;Sleep disorders;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWing-Fai YEUNG

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

jerry-wf.yeung@polyu.edu.hk+852 27664151

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026