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Taekwondo Practice in Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

NCT03678844 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2018-10-23

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Summary

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neuro-developmental/behavioral disorders among adolescents. Sport and physical activity seem to play a major role in the development of cognition, memory, selective attention and motor reaction time, especially among adolescents with ADHD. In this context, the objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a one and a half year long Taekwondo (TKD) intervention on cognitive function in adolescents with ADHD.

Conditions

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Taekwondo practice

The Taekwondo intervention program consisted of the technical skill development aspect (e.g., blocking, punching and kicking) of the sport and poomse (forms) for 30-min.

OTHER

CONTROL

The participants of the control group engaged in physical activities, including athletics, handball and gymnastic, during two sessions of physical education per week at school.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Genova

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-09-01
Primary Completion
2017-01-01
Completion
2017-01-17

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