Dual Task and Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder

NCT ID: NCT07150078

Last Updated: 2025-12-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 60 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2025-09-01
• Study Completion Date: 2025-11-15

Brief Summary

When motor control deficits, sensory-perceptual deficits, and deficits in attention allocation and executive functions, often seen in ADHD, are accompanied by impairments in attentional allocation and executive function, further difficulties with dual tasks may arise. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) with healthy children on single-motor and dual-motor and motor-cognitive tasks.

Detailed Description

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity, is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disorder frequently encountered in childhood. Genetic, social, and physical factors play a significant role in ADHD, and it is known that it can cause problems in many areas, including financial costs, family responsibilities, academic performance, and physical and mental health. These children are fidgety, unable to sit still, boredom with sitting for long periods, constantly running or climbing in childhood, but as adults, they remain restless, often climbing walls, have difficulty engaging in quiet activities, begin speaking before the other person has even finished, interrupt others, talk excessively, and have difficulty with tasks that require waiting or taking turns. Hyperactivity is more common in these children during the preschool years. Other characteristics of these children include being stubborn, sleepy, bedwetting, and displaying anger and aggression in response to situations. Motor activity decreases with age. By adulthood, they experience emotional distress. Dual tasking, a common occurrence in daily life, is defined as the simultaneous performance of two tasks that can be performed independently, measured separately, and have different objectives. In dual tasking, motor-motor, motorcognitive, or cognitive-cognitive tasks are performed simultaneously. When motor control deficits, sensory-perceptual deficits, attention allocation, and executive function deficits frequently seen in ADHD coexist, further difficulties with dual tasks may arise.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD)

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): All tests will be applied to ADHD children.

test

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Descriptive tests will be applied

Control

Healthy Children: All tests will be applied to healthy children.

test

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Descriptive tests will be applied

Interventions

test

Descriptive tests will be applied

Intervention Type: DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Being between the ages of 7 and 16,
• having been diagnosed with ADHD,
• volunteering to participate in the study, or having received parental consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• The individual is unwilling to participate in the study or does not have family consent.
• The individual has another known neurological or orthopedic disease.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 7 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 14 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Zekiye İpek

Assoc.Prof

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

ipek kırmacı

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

GIBTU

Locations

Ipek Kırmacı

Şehitkamil, Gaziantep, Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

ipekkirmaci.

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id