Healing Minds II: Biofeedback, Breathing Practices, Nutrition and Exercise Counseling in Children and Adolescents With ADHD

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Conditions studied: Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD)

In brief

The Pediatric Healing Minds II intervention includes a biofeedback component, breathing practices nutrition and exercise counseling. Biofeedback is a type of mind-body technique used to control body functions such as heart, lung and muscle responses. Biofeedback uses therapeutic techniques that aim to help study participants gain more awareness and control over certain physiological functions in their bodies. It involves the use of electronic monitoring equipment to provide real-time information about physiological processes such as heart rate, HRV, coherence and muscle tension. This information is then provided back to the study participant, allowing them to learn how to consciously regulate these processes. During the sessions parents are expected to attend and participate. Study participants and parents will have access to a video that provides instructions for placement of the Heart Math single small ear lobe or finger sensor. Breathing Practices include alternate nostril, qi gong and other breathing practices. Nutrition counseling includes nutrition supplementation to correct deficiencies, dietary education and an age-and gender-specific diet prescription based on the Mediterranean Diet. Exercise counseling includes developmentally appropriate guidelines for cardiopulmonary, strength and flexibility activities based on guidelines from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The objective of this research proposal is to examine the combined effects of an integrative approach including biofeedback, breathing practices, nutrition and exercise counseling intervention (Healing Minds II), on symptoms and severity of ADHD, impulsivity and attention (e.g., QB continuous performance test) in youth 7-18 years of age. The investigators hypothesize that ADHD symptoms and severity, impulsivity and attention will be significantly improved and coherence increased after participation in the 6-month intervention. The investigators also propose that ADHD severity in those patients with prescribed medication but poorly-controlled ADHD will demonstrate the greatest improvement compared to those not prescribed medication and those who have well-controlled ADHD.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07180602

Run by

Hoskinson Health and Wellness Clinic

People needed

0

Starts

2025-09-01

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-28

Who can join

Age: 7 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 7-18 years
• Male and female children and adolescents
• Confirmed diagnosis of ADHD using the DSM-5-TR criteria

You may not qualify if…

• Severe, uncontrolled mental illness including depression, panic disorders
• Suicidal ideology
• Psychosis
• Severe, uncontrolled, autonomic nervous system or metabolic disorders including hypertension, diabetes, hypotension, autoimmune disease, or any condition that would limit their participation in the intervention
• Disorders involving severe impairments of memory or neurological conditions such as seizures
• Pregnant or nursing females may not participate because of some of the tests that are required for the study.

Where it is running

• Hoskinson Health and Wellness Clinic — Gillette, Wyoming, United States

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