The Effects of Functional Power Training on Attention, Gross and Fine Motor Skills, Participation and Quality of Life in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
- Enrollment
- 61
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Evaluation of muscle power of upper extremity
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This study is aimed to investigate the effectiveness of functional power training on attention, gross and fine motor skill, participation and quality of life in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) by comparing traditional strength training and their healthy peers. In the literature, there are limited studies that investigate the effect of power exercise in children with ADHD. But there is no randomized controlled trial include power exercises which is designed to the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) criteria and investigate the effects on attention, gross and fine motor skill, participation and quality of life in children with ADHD. This study hypothesizes that power exercises could improve attention, gross and fine motor skill, participation, and quality of life better than traditional strength training in children with ADHD.
Detailed Description
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. These core symptoms cause poor gross and fine motor skills. Recent critical review results suggest that motor performance not only consists of motor response activation. It also includes mental representation of activity, attention, memory, makes decisions, and control over preponderant responses. These findings support that ADHD symptoms could affect motor performance negatively. DSM-V (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition) also specifies the relationship between ADHD symptoms and poor motor performance. DSM-V pointed out motor difficulties that occur in ADHD are caused by inattention and impulsivity rather than neurological origin. In the literature, Tseng et al. investigated ADHD symptom's negative effect on motor performance in 42 school-aged children with ADHD. Tseng et al.'s study was shown that inattention and impulsivity were determinative symptoms for motor difficulties. Because of the ADHD's symptoms' effect on the motor skill, children with ADHD have poor fine manual control, manual coordination, body coordination, strength, and agility when they are compared with health peers. These motor difficulties affect the academic, social, and daily life of children with ADHD. They have many restrictions on participation of daily living activities, school, social and sport activities and have decreased quality of life scores. It is considered that these symptoms of ADHD related to catecholamine systems. Jeyanthi et al. suggest that exercises both directly and indirectly affects catecholamine systems. In the literature, there are many studies that was included different exercise interventions involving children with ADHD. Many of the studies were shown that exercise had positive effects on ADHD symptoms. However, there is not enough information about the type, duration, intensity, and frequency of appropriate exercises. Power exercises can be an appropriate approach given the previously reported problems in children with ADHD. This type of exercise shown positive effects on the other populations (CP). The aim of the study is to investigate the effect of power exercises on children with ADHD by comparing these effects with traditional strength training and their healthy peers.
Investigators
Ozgun Kaya Kara
Assoc. Prof.
Akdeniz University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •• age between 6 years and 12 years;
- •Diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by a child and adolescent health psychiatrist, regardless of subtype, according to DSM-V criteria
- •Have cognitive ability to follow instructions for assessment measures and exercise intervention
Exclusion Criteria
- •• Children have any other psychiatric diagnosis like autism spectrum disorder, psychotic symptoms, depression, etc.
- •Children have any neurological or orthopedic disorders like head injury, cerebral palsy, epileptic seizure, visual and speech disorder.
- •Inclusion Criteria for Healthy Children:
- •Healthy children aged 6-12 years old
- •Children without a psychiatric and neurological diagnosis
- •Exclusion Criteria for Healthy Children:
- •Children got medical treatment for a neuropsychiatric disorder
- •Children whose parents or themselves refused to participate
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Evaluation of muscle power of upper extremity
Time Frame: change from baseline to end of the 8 weeks
Throw Basketball Test will be used to assess upper extremity muscle power. The distance from the starting line to where the ball landed was recorded in centimetres.
Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 (BOT-2) to measure motor proficiency.
Time Frame: change from baseline to end of the 8 weeks
Bruininks-Oseretsky Test of Motor Proficiency-2 (BOT-2) is norm referenced and designed to measure gross and fine motor skills in youth 4 to 21 years of age. Standard scores 40 are considered below average, whereas those \>40 range from average to above average.
Conners' Teacher Rating Scale (CTRS)
Time Frame: change from baseline to end of the 8 weeks
CTRS is a reliable and valid 59-item teacher self-report form designed to identify children with ADHD and associated behavioral difficulties. Each item can be scored from 0 to 3; where 0 represents an item is not present and 3 represents an always or definitely present symptom.
Evaluation of muscle power of lower extremity
Time Frame: change from baseline to end of the 8 weeks
Muscle Power Sprint Test (MPST) will be used to assess lower extremity muscle power.Peak power and Mean Power (watts) were also calculated and used as markers of anaerobic power in the MPST. Power output for each sprint was calculated using body mass and running times, where power = (body mass Å\~ distance2)/time. Peak power was defined as the highest calculated power, while Mean Power was defined as average power over the 6 runs.
Secondary Outcomes
- Evaluation of participation(change from baseline to end of the 8 weeks)
- The 30 seconds Repetition Maximum test(change from baseline to end of the 8 weeks)
- walking speed(change from baseline to end of the 8 weeks)
- Evaluation of quality of life(change from baseline to end of the 8 weeks)