Support in Activity, Movement and Exercise-for Adults with ADHD. a Randomized Controlled Trial Intervention Study with 12 Weeks of Physical Training with and Without Cognitive Support.
Support in Activity, Movement and Exercise-for Adults with ADHD. a Randomized Controlled Trial Intervention Study with 12 Weeks of Physical Training with and Without Cognitive Support.
Studies in children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit-Hyperactivity-Disorder (ADHD) have shown that physical exercise can improve the core symptoms of ADHD; inattention and hyperactivity. For adults, the evidence is deficient and there is a great need to investigate whether adults have the same effect on ADHD symptoms of physical exercise, as children and young people have. Adults with ADHD often have a sedentary lifestyle and suffer from obesity and have sleep problems. In a normal population, these problems have been shown to be affectable with physical exercise. START (Support in Activity, Movement and Exercise) is a randomized controlled intervention study where physical exercise is given for 12 weeks, with or without cognitive support. The effect is measured with rating scales as well as cognitive and physical tests. The purpose is to investigate whether START works as a treatment for ADHD in terms of ADHD symptoms and disability, and what impact the intervention has on mental health, physical condition and activity level, body awareness and everyday functioning.
Outcome measures are registered within 3 weeks before and after the end of treatment, after 6 months and 12 months. The randomization takes place in three groups; physical exercise (i), physical exercise and extra cognitive support (ii), and control group on waiting list (iii).
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