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Randomized Controlled Trial
. 2022 Oct 25;17(10):e0276444.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276444. eCollection 2022.

A pairwise randomised controlled trial of a peer-mediated play-based intervention to improve the social play skills of children with ADHD: Outcomes of the typically-developing playmates

Sarah Wilkes-Gillan  1 , Reinie Cordier  2   3 , Anita Bundy  4 , Michelle Lincoln  5 , Yu-Wei Chen  1 , Lauren Parsons  3 , Alycia Cantrill  1
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Randomized Controlled Trial

A pairwise randomised controlled trial of a peer-mediated play-based intervention to improve the social play skills of children with ADHD: Outcomes of the typically-developing playmates

Sarah Wilkes-Gillan et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

To examine the effectiveness of a play-based intervention for improving social play skills of typically-developing playmates of children with ADHD. Children (5-11 years) were randomised to an intervention (n = 15) or waitlisted control group (n = 14). The Test of Playfulness was scored by a blinded rater. Between-group statistics compared the change of the intervention (10-week intervention) and waitlisted control (10-week wait) groups. Change in the intervention group following intervention was significantly greater than the change in the waitlisted control group. When combining data from the groups, playmates' (n = 29) mean ToP scores improved significantly following intervention, with a large effect pre- to post-intervention and pre-intervention to follow-up. Typically-developing playmates of children with ADHD benefited from participation in a peer-mediated intervention.

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Fig 1. CONSORT participant flow diagram.
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Fig 2. Variables that correlated with intervention change.
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