Taekwondo Practice in Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effect of Taekwondo Practice on Cognitive Function in Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03678844
• Other study ID #: TKD0012
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2015
• Est. completion date: January 17, 2017

Study information

• Verified date: October 2018
• Source: University of Genova
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 40
• Est. completion date: January 17, 2017
• Est. primary completion date: January 1, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 12 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with good attentional performance

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Disease
• Hyperkinesis

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Taekwondo practice
The Taekwondo intervention program consisted of the technical skill development aspect (e.g., blocking, punching and kicking) of the sport and poomse (forms) for 30-min.

Other:
• CONTROL
The participants of the control group engaged in physical activities, including athletics, handball and gymnastic, during two sessions of physical education per week at school.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Genova

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Stroop	Participants are presented with a page consisting of five columns, each with 20 items for a total of 100 items per page.	45 seconds
Secondary	Ruff 2 and 7	This test consists of a series of 20 blocks (10 blocks of digits only and 10 blocks of both digits and letters).	5 minutes