Taekwondo Practice in Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Taekwondo practice; Other: CONTROL

• Registration Number: NCT03678844
• Lead Sponsor: University of Genova

Brief Summary

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuro-developmental/behavioral disorders among adolescents. Sport and physical activity seem to play a major role in the development of cognition, memory, selective attention and motor reaction time, especially among adolescents with ADHD. In this context, the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a one and a half year long Taekwondo (TKD) intervention on cognitive function in adolescents with ADHD.

Detailed Description

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Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2017-01-01
• Study Completion: 2017-01-17
• Study First Submitted: 2018-09-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-09-18
• Study First Posted: 2018-09-20
• Status Verified: 2018-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-10-19
• Last Update Posted: 2018-10-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

• Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Exclusion Criteria

• Participants with good attentional performance

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
CONTROL	CONTROL	-
Taekwondo practice	Taekwondo practice	-
Taekwondo practice	CONTROL	-
CONTROL	Taekwondo practice	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Stroop	45 seconds	Participants are presented with a page consisting of five columns, each with 20 items for a total of 100 items per page.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Ruff 2 and 7	5 minutes	This test consists of a series of 20 blocks (10 blocks of digits only and 10 blocks of both digits and letters).