Clinical trial NCT03469180: Comparison of Treadmill and Whole Body Vibration Training in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Official title: Comparison of Treadmill and Whole Body Vibration Training in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Keywords: Treadmill Training
Whole Body Vibration Training
Lead sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Medipol University
First posted: 2018-03-19
Enrollment: 30
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 7
Maximum age (years): 11
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: It is reported in the literature that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may have executive function deficits, impaired social functions, emotional dysregulation, behavioral disorders and motor impairments. Furthermore, studies have shown that exercise, such as acute and chronic aerobic exercises and acute whole body vibration training, improves executive functions and motor abilities and so it is hypothesized that exercise may have a potential or additional treatment option for children with ADHD. Neurobiological researches have already proven the effects on brain changes during exercise and in the case of ADHD, increasing levels of serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine within the front striatal lobes of the brain were highlighted when discussing the effects on this neurodevelopmental disorder. The literature emphasizes the importance of physical activity in children with ADHD, but there is no clarity regarding the frequency, intensity or duration of the exercise. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate and compare the effects of treadmill training as an aerobic exercise and whole body vibration training on executive functions and balance in children with ADHD.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* ADHD diagnosis (Previously not taking or not taking medication for ADHD)
* Being going to primary school

Exclusion Criteria:

* Having a chronic and serious medical condition

  * Seizure-like neurological impairment
  * Autism spectrum disorder, vision, speech, hearing problems

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline postural stability test score in Biodex Balance System at 8 weeks
timeFrame: Eight weeks
measure: Change from baseline limits of stability test score in Biodex Balance System at 8 weeks
timeFrame: Eight weeks
measure: Change from baseline sensory integration and balance test score in Biodex Balance System at 8 weeks
timeFrame: Eight weeks
measure: Change from baseline single leg balance test score in Biodex Balance System at 8 weeks
timeFrame: Eight weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change from baseline Stroop test score at 8 weeks
timeFrame: Eight weeks
measure: Change from baseline BRIEF (Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function) score at 8 weeks
timeFrame: Eight weeks
measure: Change from baseline Conners score at 8 weeks
timeFrame: Eight weeks
measure: Change from baseline the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) score at 8 weeks
timeFrame: Eight weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Bezmialem Vakıf University
Study officials:
affiliation: Bezmialem Vakif University
name: Elif Durgut, Msc,PT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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