Exercise Intervention on Conflict Monitoring in Children With Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

National Taiwan Normal University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Exercise Intervention

Treatments: Other: High-intensity interval training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04112758

201903HM013

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study mainly investigates the effect of high-intensity interval training on conflict monitoring in children with ADHD by using event-related potential and sLORETA techniques.

Full description

The present study will have two experiments, one is a cross-section study and the other is intervention study.

As for cross-section study, typical developmental children and children with ADHD will perform the stroop task while recording their brain waves.

The intervention is twice a week for 5 weeks and before and after the intervention, children with ADHD will randomly assign to either an exercise group or control group. They will perform the stroop task while recording their brain waves.

Enrollment: 110 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. age between 7 and 12 years
2. diagnosed with ADHD by a pediatric psychiatrist, which is not required for TD
3. no history of brain injury or neurological conditions, such as exhibited epileptic seizures, serious head injuries, and periods of unconsciousness.

Exclusion criteria

1. cannot follow the instruction
2. cannot complete all the procedure

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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110 participants in 2 patient groups

Exercise group

Experimental group

Description:

The group will receive twice a week for 5 week

Treatment:

Other: High-intensity interval training

Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

The group will be maintained their normal after school activities