Psychological Effects of Tai Chi Training

Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Clinical Trial

Official title:

Psychological Effects of Tai Chi Training

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01681082
• Other study ID #: SE-2012-0539
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 2012
• Est. completion date: May 2014

Study information

• Verified date: December 2015
• Source: University of Wisconsin, Madison
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The general purpose of this study is to examine the effect of tai chi training on cognitive function in young adults. The investigators will test subjects enrolled in a semester-long tai chi course along with control subjects. The specific aims are to measure duration of practice, cognitive function, physical balance, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) indicators. The investigators primary hypotheses are that, compared to controls, subjects in the tai chi course will show improvements in (1a) spatial working memory and (1b) response inhibition. The investigators secondary hypotheses are that, among the subjects participating in the tai chi course, these cognitive improvements will correlate with (2a) improvements in balance and (2b) duration of tai chi practice, and that, among all participants, (2c) ADHD indications will correlate with cognitive measures.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 161
• Est. completion date: May 2014
• Est. primary completion date: May 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 23 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Able to perform balance and cognitive tests Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Tai Chi training
24 form Yang style Tai Chi. 50 minute sessions, twice weekly.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Center	Madison	Wisconsin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Wisconsin, Madison

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Converse AK, Ahlers EO, Travers BG, Davidson RJ. Tai chi training reduces self-report of inattention in healthy young adults. Front Hum Neurosci. 2014 Jan 27;8:13. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00013. eCollection 2014. — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in working memory	CANTAB Spatial Working Memory Task: SWM between errors	Baseline and 14 weeks
Secondary	Change in physical balance	One Legged Stance Test. Time standing on one leg with eyes closed. Average over left and right leg of best of three trials on each side.	Baseline and 14 weeks
Secondary	Change in impulsivity	CANTAB Stop Signal Task: reaction time (SSRT).	Baseline and 14 weeks
Secondary	Change in affective processing	CANTAB Affective Go/No-Go Task: mean correct latency	Baseline and 14 weeks
Secondary	Change in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) scale	World Health Organization adult ADHD self-report scale (ASRS). Scoring of 6 item ASRS screener per Kessler et al. Psychological Medicine (2005) 35:245-256.	Baseline and 14 weeks
Secondary	Duration of practice	Total minutes of tai chi practice including class time.	14 weeks

External Links

•   Related Info