Recruiting

Motor Attention Training

Sponsor:

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Code:

NCT02688959

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 23

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Tai Chi

Exercise

Study Details

Brief summary:

The investigators will perform a feasibility/pilot trial of two non-pharmacological interventions for ADHD in college students.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Study ID

NCT02688959

Start date

Feb, 2016

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2028

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 23

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison enrolled undergraduate
  • Documented ADHD diagnosis

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Unable or unwilling to participate in the interventions

Study Design

Enrollment

145 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

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.

Interventions

Tai Chi

Exercise

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in symptoms of inattention [ Time Frame: 8 weeks ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Alexander K Converse, PhD

608 265 6604adhd@bi.wisc.edu

Locations

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Waisman Center

Recruiting

Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705

Contacts

Alexander K Converse, PhD

608 265 6604adhd@bi.wisc.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Last update posted

Jun 1, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • motor attention training
  • exercise
  • tai chi
  • ADHD

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Wisconsin, Madison on 2026-06-01.