Health Condition 1: F909- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, unspecified type
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: add-on Hatha yoga for one group
AND ADD-ON Bhakti yoga for second group
Health education for control group: tHIS IS AS AN ADD-ON TO TREATMENT AS USUAL - Each consisting of 20 participan
Sponsors
Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Those diagnosed with adult ADHD by a psychiatrist according to DSM criteria. 2.Aged between 18 to 40 years. 3. Those with ability and fitness to practice prescribed yoga. 4. Ready to abstain from substances on the day of testing.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Less than 14 on the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, screener items, ASRS-A . 2. Other physical or neurological condition and learning differences that make practice of yoga difficult. 3. Those with severe psychiatric comorbidities such as severe depression or anxiety with suicidal ideations, those with psychosis or severe substance use disorders or cognitive impairment due to other causes. 4. Those on conventional structured psychotherapy. 5. Those with a change in medications in the last 8 weeks or in whom the change would be required in the next 8 weeks 6. Patient with current participation in regular yoga practices. 7. Patients with inability or unwilling to attain regular raj yoga or bhakti yoga practices.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To check the feasibility and compare preliminary effectiveness of the developed Hatha yoga protocol with the Bhakti protocol in a pilot randomized controlled trial. Timepoint: Two time point Baseline and 8 weeks | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To study the changes in the following variables when Hatha Yoga or Bhakti Yoga protocol is added along with conventional pharmacological management for adults with ADHD. Both immediate effects as well as effect of 8-week protocol on selected variables: Clinical symptoms on ASRS scale at 0 and 8 weeks Impulsivity Stop signal task at 0 and immediate and 8 weeks Quality of life WHOQOL BREF at 0 and 8 weeks Depression on HAMD scale and Anxiety on HAMA 0 and 8 weeks State anxiety STAI-X1 at 0 and immediate effect Work and social adjustment scale WSAS at 0 and after 8 weeks Kesebir Emotional style questionnaire KESQ Timepoint: Pre data collection at baseline Post-data collection after 8 weeks | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactRam Bokde
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences
Outcome results
None listed