Taekwondo Practice in Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

NCT ID: NCT03678844

Last Updated: 2018-10-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-09-01

Study Completion Date

2017-01-17

Brief Summary

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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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Conditions

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Taekwondo practice

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Taekwondo practice

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

CONTROL

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

CONTROL

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Taekwondo practice

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

CONTROL

Intervention Type OTHER

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.

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants with good attentional performance
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of Genova

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Maamer Slimani

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Other Identifiers

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TKD0012

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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