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Cognitive-Motor Training With the DextEgg in Children With ADHD
Sponsor: Manuela Pastore-Wapp
Summary
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is frequently accompanied by deficits in executive functions and fine motor skills, which affect daily activities, academic performance, and health-related quality of life. The DextEgg is a gamified hand-training device with motion and pressure sensors that connects to a tablet app and allows fine motor exercises to be combined with cognitive demands (inhibition, working memory, cognitive flexibility). This single-center randomized controlled trial evaluates whether a 4-week home-based cognitive-motor training with the DextEgg improves fine motor skills and executive functions in children aged 8 to 12 years with ADHD, compared with a motor-only DextEgg training of identical dose. Fifty children will be randomized 1:1 and complete 20 home-based sessions (5 per week, 35 minutes each). Assessments take place at baseline, after the intervention, and at 3-month follow-up.
Official title: Investigating the Relationship Between Fine Motor Skills and Cognitive-Motor Training in Children With ADHD: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
8 Years - 13 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
50
Start Date
2026-11-01
Completion Date
2028-10-31
Last Updated
2026-11-03
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Cognitive-motor DextEgg training
Gamified, app-guided home training with the DextEgg (sensor-equipped hand trainer connected via Bluetooth to a tablet) combining fine motor tasks (tapping, squeezing, rolling) with inhibition, working memory and cognitive-flexibility demands. Other names: Smart Sensor Egg (SSE).
Motor-only DextEgg training
Identical fine motor sequences with the DextEgg without dual-task or rule-switching elements; controls for device use, motor activity and training time.