Effects of a Vision-Focused Occupational Therapy Program on Visual Skills in Primary School Children
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Visual Skills-Based Occupational Therapy Program, Home-Based Assignment Program.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Visual Deficiencies, Visual Attention. Basic parameters: 8 years — 10 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
The Effect of a Vision-Focused Occupational Therapy Program on Visual Perception and School-Based Visual-Motor Functions in Primary School Children
Overview
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effects of a structured visual skills-based occupational therapy program on visual perception and school-based visual-motor functions in typically developing primary school students aged 8-10 years. Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group receiving a 6-week visual skills program or a control group receiving routine school activities and home-based assignments. Outcomes including visual perception, visual-motor performance, convergence ability, and motor proficiency will be assessed before and after the intervention.
Detailed description
Visual skills, including visual perception, visual-motor integration, visual scanning, eye movement control, and convergence ability, are important determinants of academic performance and school participation. Previous research has demonstrated associations between visual skills and reading, writing, attention, and motor performance; however, experimental studies evaluating structured occupational therapy interventions targeting visual skills in typically developing school-aged children remain limited.
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to examine the effectiveness of a structured visual skills-based occupational therapy program on visual perception and school-based visual-motor functions in typically developing primary school students.
Participants aged 8-10 years attending the 3rd and 4th grades of primary school will be recruited and randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group will receive a 6-week occupational therapy program consisting of visual skills activities focusing on oculomotor functions, visual perception, visual scanning, eye-hand coordination, and visual-motor integration. Sessions will be conducted twice weekly in the school setting.
Outcome measures include the Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-3 (MVPT-3), Minnesota Handwriting Assessment (MHA), Near Point of Convergence (NPC), and Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 Short Form (BOT-2 SF). Assessments will be performed before and after the intervention period.
Findings from this study are expected to contribute to the evidence base for school-based occupational therapy interventions targeting visual skills in typically developing children.
Interventions
- Behavioral Visual Skills-Based Occupational Therapy Program
A structured occupational therapy program delivered twice weekly for 6 weeks targeting oculomotor functions, visual perception, visual scanning, eye-hand coordination, convergence, and visual-motor integration. - Behavioral Home-Based Assignment Program
Participants continue routine school activities and receive structured home-based assignments without visual skills training during the study period.
Primary outcome measures
- Motor-Free Visual Perception Test-3 (MVPT-3) Score [Time frame: Baseline and 6 weeks]
Secondary outcome measures (2)
- Minnesota Handwriting Assessment (MHA) Score [Time frame: Baseline and 6 weeks]
- Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 Short Form (BOT-2 SF) Score [Time frame: Baseline and 6 weeks]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children aged 8 to 10 years
- Enrollment in 3rd or 4th grade of primary school
- Ability to understand and follow study instructions
- Written informed consent obtained from parent or legal guardian
- Willingness to participate in all assessment and intervention sessions
Exclusion criteria
- Diagnosed neurological, psychiatric, developmental, or intellectual disorder
- Uncorrected visual impairment that may affect assessment results
- Musculoskeletal condition affecting upper extremity function
- Participation in another structured visual training or rehabilitation program during the study period
- Inability to complete study assessments or intervention sessions
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Güngören Yahya Çavuş İlkokulu — Istanbul
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07635706 · VOT-TR-2026