Who is sponsoring NCT04237259?

NCT04237259 is sponsored by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

What drugs are being tested in NCT04237259?

Interventions in NCT04237259: Parent-administered TCM pediatric massage training, Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise.

Is NCT04237259 still recruiting?

NCT04237259 is currently status unknown. Last updated 5 February 2020.

Last reviewed 2020-02-05 · How we verify

NCT04237259

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Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Traditional Chinese Medicine Pediatric Massage for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms

Status unknown NA Last updated 5 February 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Parent-administered TCM pediatric massage training in ADHD in 60 participants. Status unknown.

Timeline

1 February 2020

Primary endpoint
31 July 2020

31 July 2020

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Phase	NA
Status	Status unknown
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	60
Start date	1 February 2020
Primary completion	31 July 2020
Estimated completion	31 July 2020

Drugs / interventions tested

Parent-administered TCM pediatric massage training
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Exercise

Conditions studied

ADHD — all drugs for ADHD →

Sponsor

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Who can join

Adults 3 to 7, any sex, with ADHD. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This project is designed to preliminarily assess the effects and feasibility of parent-delivered TCM pediatric massage for ADHD symptoms in preschool children.

Publications & conference data

4 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Experience of parents in delivering pediatric tuina to children with symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder during the COVID-19 pandemic: qualitative findings from focus group interviews.
Chen SC, Cheng HL, Wang DD, Wang S, et al · · 2023 · cited 11× · PMID 36804041 · DOI 10.1186/s12906-023-03891-3
Pediatric tuina for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in preschool children: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.
Chen SC, Yu J, Suen LK, Sun Y, et al · · 2020 · cited 4× · PMID 33292826 · DOI 10.1186/s40814-020-00704-z
Feature Selection and Prediction of Pediatric <i>Tuina</i> in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Management: A Machine Learning Approach Based on Parent-Reported Children's Constitution.
Chen SC, Wu GT, Li H, Zhang X, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 41155011 · DOI 10.3390/bioengineering12101012
Pediatric Tuina for the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Symptoms in Preschool Children: Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Chen SC, Yu J, Suen LK, Sun Y, et al · · 2020 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-42656/v3

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04237259 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Last refreshed: 5 February 2020

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