Effects of an Aerobic Exercise Intervention on Core Symptoms, Executive Functioning, and Quality of Life in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ConditionADHD
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age7-14
SponsorHarbin Medical University

About this trial

Selecting a maternal and child healthcare hospital in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, 50 cases of ADHD children as the study subjects, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria to screen the eligible study subjects, introduction of the purpose and process of the study, informed consent to enrolment, the children were divided into the intervention group and the control group. The experimental group used aerobic exercise, while the control group was given daily physical activity, and general information questionnaires, Conners Parental Symptom Questionnaire, SNAP-IV scale, Stroop Colour Word Test, Rey Complex Graphics Test, Connection Test, Children's Depressive Disorder Self-assessment Scale, Children's Anxious Mood Disorder Screening Scale, Children's Quality of Life Universal Core Scale, and Children's Executive Functioning Questionnaire were assessed.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Children clinically diagnosed with ADHD;

7-14 years old;

Combined Raven's Test ≥ 80;

Not participating in any treatment other than drug therapy;

Disqualifiers

Children with a history of epileptic seizures;

Children with other mental or motor disorders;

Children with visual impairments;

Using other psychotropic drugs;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • aerobics exercises

Treatment groups

50 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators