Status:
COMPLETED
Tai Chi Training for Children With ADHD
Lead Sponsor:
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Conditions:
ADHD
Eligibility:
All Genders
8-12 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) has tremendous individual and societal impact, and the effectiveness of current standard treatments is limited. We examine a novel treatment that could ...
Detailed Description
Persistent poor outcomes for individuals with ADHD make it imperative to explore intervention approaches beyond medication, particularly interventions that could provide sustained improvements in cont...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children must meet diagnostic criteria for ADHD on the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia
- Comorbid oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) and simple phobias are permitted
- right handed
- Stimulant or no medication
Exclusion
- left handed
- diagnosis of Intellectual Disability, Developmental Language Disorder, Reading Disability, or Autism (screened for using the Social Competence Questionnaire (SCQ)
- neurologic disorder (e.g., epilepsy, cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, Tourette Syndrome)
- documented hearing impairment ≥ 25 dB (decibel) loss in either ear.
- history of speech/language disorder or a Reading Disability (RD)
- a Full Scale IQ (Intelligence Quotient) score on the WISC-IV (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) below 80
- a standard score below 85 on the Word Reading Subtest, regardless of IQ score
- foster care
- previous participation in Tai Chi Training
- parent and child report signs of puberty above Tanners-2
- Female participants will be excluded if they are pregnant or may be pregnant
- Non-stimulant psychoactive medications (e.g., atomoxetine, clonidine, tricyclic antidepressants, selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 17 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 15 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
59 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02234557
Start Date
July 17 2014
End Date
March 15 2020
Last Update
November 13 2023
Active Locations (1)
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LEAP Facility at Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21211