A Feasibility/Pilot Trial of a Motor Attention Training Intervention for College Students With ADHD
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Summary
The investigators will perform a feasibility/pilot trial of two non-pharmacological interventions for ADHD in college students.
Description
College students diagnosed with ADHD will be randomized to three arms of approximately 8 weeks duration: (1) standard care plus a tai chi class, (2) standard care plus an exercise class, and (3) standard care alone. The exercise class will control for the social and motor components of tai chi training. The investigators will determine methodological parameters relevant to a subsequent full scale trial including recruitment and retention rates, acceptance of randomization, adherence to the interventions, and variance in outcome measures. The primary clinical outcome measure of this pilot rando…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18–23 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * University of Wisconsin-Madison enrolled undergraduate * Documented ADHD diagnosis Exclusion Criteria: * Unable or unwilling to participate in the interventions
Interventions
- BehavioralTai Chi
- BehavioralExercise
Location
- University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman CenterMadison, Wisconsin