Effects of Six Types of Exercise Interventions on Inhibitory Control, Executive Function, and Gross Motor Skills in Children With ADHD: A Network Meta‐Analysis of 26 Randomized Controlled Trials

This NMA indicates that while six exercise interventions generally benefit children with ADHD, their effects exhibit distinct domain specificity. A key finding is that mind-body exercise emerged as the most universal and effective intervention across all measures, demonstrating the strongest effects on inhibitory control and significant benefits in both executive function and gross motor skills. NFT also demonstrated broad utility, significantly improving executive function and inhibitory control. Other interventions, such as ball sports and AT, showed effects more confined to specific domains like gross motor skills or inhibitory control.NMA comparing six exercise therapies for improving inhibitory function, executive function, and gross motor development in children with ADHD.