Healing Minds II: Biofeedback, Breathing Practices, Nutrition and Exercise Counseling in Children and Adolescents With ADHD
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Hoskinson Health and Wellness Clinic
- Where
- Gillette, United StatesSee the site
- Trial code
- Status
- Withdrawn
- Started
- Sept 2025
- Expected to end
- Dec 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional
- Treatments tested
- Heart Math Biofeedback Breathing Practices
- Nutrition Counseling combined with Exercise Counseling
- Record updated
- 28 January 2026
- Why it stopped
- The sponsor cancelled the study before patients were enrolled.
Who can take part
- Age
- 7 years to 18 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 7-18 years
- Male and female children and adolescents
- Confirmed diagnosis of ADHD using the DSM-5-TR criteria
Who cannot take part
- Severe, uncontrolled mental illness including depression, panic disorders
- 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
- Suicidal ideology
- Psychosis
- Pregnant or nursing females may not participate because of some of the tests that are required for the study
Where in United States
- Hoskinson Health and Wellness ClinicGillette, United States
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
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).
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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.
The group in the trial
- InterventionTreatment being tested
One group, no-placebo comparer
Treatment: Heart Math Biofeedback Breathing Practices and Nutrition Counseling combined with Exercise Counseling
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Record updated
- 28 January 2026