Taekwondo Practice in Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Effect of Taekwondo Practice on Cognitive Function in Adolescents With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Taekwondo practice; Other: CONTROL

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 40
• Phase: Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 12 years to 18 years (Child, Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

• Participants with good attentional performance

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Prevention
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Taekwondo practice	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.
Placebo Comparator: CONTROL	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.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Stroop	Participants are presented with a page consisting of five columns, each with 20 items for a total of 100 items per page.	45 seconds

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Ruff 2 and 7	This test consists of a series of 20 blocks (10 blocks of digits only and 10 blocks of both digits and letters).	5 minutes

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Genova

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): September 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Actual): January 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Actual): January 17, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 18, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 18, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): September 20, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 23, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 19, 2018
• Last Verified: October 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Dyskinesias; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Hyperkinesis
• Other Study ID Numbers: TKD0012

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No
• IPD Plan Description: Overall data

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No