Effect of purposeful game-playing and story-telling at increasing attention and concentration

Effect of purposeful game-playing and story-telling at increasing pre-school children attention and concentration

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2014070118312N1

Enrollment

Registered

2014-10-30

Start date

2013-04-17

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Attention & Concentration. Other specified behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence

Interventions

Intervention 1: the Intervention group: the combination of playing and storytelling was performed in 12 sessions each one 100 minutes, serving to increase attention and concentration. Intervention 2:

Prevention

the Intervention group: the combination of playing and storytelling was performed in 12 sessions each one 100 minutes, serving to increase attention and concentration.

control group: It did not receive any training.

the playing intervention group: children played with toys (domino, sailing,....) which have increased their attention and concentration in 12 sessions each 100 minutes.

Intervention narration group: we involved the children in different stories(search and find, look closely,.....) by multiple questions about them in 12 sessions each 100 minutes.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Ordinary children; Iq between 90- 119; medium economical cultural social & educational situation. Exclusion criteria: Clinical Sample; IQ upper than 119 and lower than 90.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Attention. Timepoint: before intervention-After intervention. Method of measurement: Test of every Day Attention for children of Manly(TEA-Ch)).;Concentration. Timepoint: before intervention-After intervention. Method of measurement: Countinuous performance test(computrize form.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Selective attention. Timepoint: Before intervention-After intervention. Method of measurement: Test of Everyday Attention for Children of Manly.;Control switching. Timepoint: before intervention-after intervention. Method of measurement: Test of Everyday Attention for Children of Manly.;Sustained attention. Timepoint: before intervention-after intervention. Method of measurement: Test of Everyday Attention for Children of Manly.	—

Measure

Time frame

Selective attention. Timepoint: Before intervention-After intervention. Method of measurement: Test of Everyday Attention for Children of Manly.;Control switching. Timepoint: before intervention-after intervention. Method of measurement: Test of Everyday Attention for Children of Manly.;Sustained attention. Timepoint: before intervention-after intervention. Method of measurement: Test of Everyday Attention for Children of Manly.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactAli Ghanaei Chaman Abadi

Ferdowsi University Of Psychology and Education Sciences

alighanaei@yahoo.com+98 51 3878 5868

Outcome results

None listed

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