Clinical trial NCT02688959: Motor Attention Training for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Official title: A Feasibility/Pilot Trial of a Motor Attention Training Intervention for College Students With ADHD
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Keywords: motor attention training
exercise
tai chi
ADHD
Lead sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2016-02-23
Enrollment: 145
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 23
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The investigators will perform a feasibility/pilot trial of two non-pharmacological interventions for ADHD in college students.

Detailed description: College students diagnosed with ADHD will be randomized to three arms of approximately 8 weeks duration: (1) standard care plus a tai chi class, (2) standard care plus an exercise class, and (3) standard care alone. The exercise class will control for the social and motor components of tai chi training. The investigators will determine methodological parameters relevant to a subsequent full scale trial including recruitment and retention rates, acceptance of randomization, adherence to the interventions, and variance in outcome measures. The primary clinical outcome measure of this pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be pre- to post-intervention change in inattention, i.e. the Inattentive Symptoms subscale of the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scale self-report long form (CAARS-S:L, see Interviews etc. "Converse_S_L"). Secondary measures to be explored will include self- and informant-report, neurocognitive measures, psychophysiological measures, and academic performance. Practice time will be assessed daily and follow-up self-report of ADHD symptoms will be gathered monthly for 3 months beyond the end of the intervention.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* University of Wisconsin-Madison enrolled undergraduate
* Documented ADHD diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

* Unable or unwilling to participate in the interventions

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in symptoms of inattention
timeFrame: 8 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Feasibility of implementing wireless Electroencephalogram(EEG) to measure the theta beta ratio during performance of tai chi.
timeFrame: up to 90 minute
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Madison
country: United States
facility: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Center
state: Wisconsin
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Wisconsin, Madison
name: Alexander K Converse, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Converse AK, Ahlers EO, Travers BG, Davidson RJ. Tai chi training reduces self-report of inattention in healthy young adults. Front Hum Neurosci. 2014 Jan 27;8:13. doi: 10.3389/fnhum.2014.00013. eCollection 2014.
citation: Converse AK, Barrett BP, Chewning BA, Wayne PM. Tai Chi training for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A feasibility trial in college students. Complement Ther Med. 2020 Sep;53:102538. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2020.102538. Epub 2020 Aug 14.