Neurocognitive Exercise Program for Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder

Dokuz Eylül University (DEU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Treatments: Other: Neurocognitive Exercise Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04707040

ADHD-NEP

Details and patient eligibility

About

The effects of Neurocognitive Exercise Program (NEP) on ADHD symptoms and executive functions in children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will be investigated using The Conners parent rating scale-revised short (CPRS-RS), Stroop Test, Wisconsin test and Y-Balance test.

Full description

The effects of Neurocognitive Exercise Program (NEP) on ADHD symptoms and executive functions in children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will be investigated.

Material and Methods: Twenty-nine boys (14 ADHD, 15 Healthy Controls) between 7 and 13 years of age will be recruited in the study and The Conners parent rating scale-revised short (CPRS-RS), Stroop Test, Wisconsin test and Y-Balance test will be performed . All tests and measurements will be performed for ADHD group before NEP, after NEP, 6 months and 12 months. The control group will be evaluated only once.

Enrollment: 14 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 13 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Children between 7-13 years old
• Diagnosis of ADHD given by an experienced child psychiatrist based on the 5th edition of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2013)

Exclusion criteria

• Presence of anxiety,
• Presence of depression,
• Presence of learning disability,
• Presence of intellectual disability,
• Presence of visual impairment,
• Presence of musculoskeletal or neurological disorders that may directly affect motor skill and cognition

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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14 participants in 1 patient group

Neurocognitive Exercise Program Group

Experimental group

Description:

The group received NEP for 10 weeks, one hour per week conducted by the same physiotherapist with 6 years of experience in this field. Children with ADHD were given home exercises for the other six days of the week without a NEP session. Home exercises were followed with an exercise diary under the control of children's parents. The home exercise program consisted of visual-motor and auditory-motor coordination tasks (daily 15 min).

Treatment:

Other: Neurocognitive Exercise Program