Balance Training as an Adjunct to Methylphenidate: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Behavioral Improvement among Children with ADHD in China

Balance Training as an Adjunct to Methylphenidate: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2000033455

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2020-06-01

Start date

2006-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-01-11

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Conditions

ADHD

Interventions

experimental group:Balance Training as an Adjunct to Methylphenidate

control group :Methylphenidate

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

10 Years to 14 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: To be eligible for this study, patients had to be between 10 and 15 years old and meet three other criteria: 1. have a diagnosis of ADHD in accordance with the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition (DSM-IV); 2. show sensory integrative dysfunction as diagnosed by the Child Sensory Integration Check List; 3. declare that they had been unexposed to any other intervention.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria included a clinical diagnosis of childhood-onset schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, mental retardation, epilepsy, a weight of less than 30kg, or an IQ of less than 80.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
ADHD-RS- IV;Conners Parent Questionnaire (Short Version);Conners Teachers Questionnaire;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Rutter Children Behavior Questionnaire for teachers;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLei Feng

Beijing Anding Hospital, Capital Medical University

flxlm@ccmu.edu.cn+86 15810910218

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026