A Feasibility/Pilot Trial of a Motor Attention Training Intervention for College Students With ADHD
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The investigators will perform a feasibility/pilot trial of two non-pharmacological interventions for ADHD in college students.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 23
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• University of Wisconsin-Madison enrolled undergraduate
• Documented ADHD diagnosis
Locations
United States
Wisconsin
University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Center
RECRUITING
Madison
Contact Information
Primary
Alexander K Converse, PhD
adhd@bi.wisc.edu
608 265 6604
Time Frame
Start Date: 2016-02
Estimated Completion Date: 2028-12
Participants
Target number of participants: 145
Treatments
Experimental: Tai Chi
Participants in this arm will attend 50-minute classes 2 times per week for 8 weeks. The course will emphasize experiential learning with 2 weeks of introductory sessions on gait, posture, and tai chi principles followed by instruction in the 24-form Yang style sequence. Students will be given a video to aid learning outside of class, and maintenance of practice post-intervention.
Active_comparator: Exercise
Participants in the exercise arm will attend 50-minute classes 2 times per week for 8 weeks. The course will emphasize cardio-aerobic fitness training. Students will be given a video to aid practice outside of class, and maintenance of practice post-intervention.
No_intervention: Control
Participants in the control arm will not attend a class and not be given a video.
Related Therapeutic Areas
Sponsors
Leads: University of Wisconsin, Madison