Effects of an Aerobic Exercise Intervention on Core Symptoms, Executive Functioning, and Quality of Life in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

NCT ID: NCT06553430

Last Updated: 2024-08-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 50 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2023-11-28
• Study Completion Date: 2024-11-30

Brief Summary

Selecting a maternal and child healthcare hospital in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, 50 cases of ADHD children as the study subjects, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria to screen the eligible study subjects, introduction of the purpose and process of the study, informed consent to enrolment, the children were divided into the intervention group and the control group. The experimental group used aerobic exercise, while the control group was given daily physical activity, and general information questionnaires, Conners Parental Symptom Questionnaire, SNAP-IV scale, Stroop Colour Word Test, Rey Complex Graphics Test, Connection Test, Children's Depressive Disorder Self-assessment Scale, Children's Anxious Mood Disorder Screening Scale, Children's Quality of Life Universal Core Scale, and Children's Executive Functioning Questionnaire were assessed.

Detailed Description

Purposive sampling method was used to select a maternal and child healthcare hospital in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, 50 cases of ADHD children as the study subjects, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria to screen the eligible study subjects, introduction of the purpose and process of the study, informed consent to enrolment, the children were divided into age, gender, clinical typing, medication use, family proximity, Conners scores and SNAP-IV scores matching the intervention group and the control group. The experimental group used aerobic exercise, while the control group was given daily physical activity, and general information questionnaires, Conners Parental Symptom Questionnaire, SNAP-IV scale, Stroop Colour Word Test, Rey Complex Graphics Test, Connection Test, Children's Depressive Disorder Self-assessment Scale, Children's Anxious Mood Disorder Screening Scale, Children's Quality of Life Universal Core Scale, and Children's Executive Functioning Questionnaire were assessed.

Conditions

ADHD

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention group

Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise for 30-60 min 3 times per week for 12 weeks and daily physical activity

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

aerobics exercises

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise for 30-60 min 3 times per week for 12 weeks

Control group

daily physical activity

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

aerobics exercises

Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise for 30-60 min 3 times per week for 12 weeks

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Children clinically diagnosed with ADHD;
• 7-14 years old;
• Combined Raven's Test ≥ 80;
• Not participating in any treatment other than drug therapy;
• The body can participate in sports training;
• The type of family intimacy is intimate or above;
• Voluntarily participate and sign an informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

• Children with a history of epileptic seizures;
• Children with other mental or motor disorders;
• Children with visual impairments;
• Using other psychotropic drugs;
• Have other comorbidities;
• Merge other serious chronic diseases (such as severe heart, brain, kidney, lung, etc.), tumors, etc

• Minimum Eligible Age: 7 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Harbin Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Lingrong Xiao

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Nanshan Maternal and Child Health Hospital

Guangzhou, Shenzhen, China

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

China

Facility Contacts

Gang Zhao

Role: primary

zgang230@126.com

17382797561

Other Identifiers

LXiao

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id