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Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/94797, first published .
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High-Intensity Virtual Reality Exergaming for Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial

High-Intensity Virtual Reality Exergaming for Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial

Martin Romero Meller   1, 2, 3 , MD, MSc ;   Natália Balbinot Zanini   2 ;   Renato Keitel Machado   2 ;   Flavia Wagner   1, 2 , PhD ;   Gabriela Bolzan   2, 4, 5 , MD, PhD ;   Luana Farias Oliveira Saunders   6 , PhD ;   Matheus Carvalho Chagas   7, 8 , BEng ;   Luis Augusto Rohde   2, 3, 9 , PhD ;   Pietro Merola   2, 7 , PhD

1 Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

2 ADHD Outpatient Clinic, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

3 Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

4 Department of Health, Medical Board and Health Division, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

5 Mental Health Division, Department of Health, Brigada Militar do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

6 Applied Physiology and Nutrition Research Group, School of Physical Education and Sport, Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

7 Move Sapiens, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

8 Universidade Federal do ABC, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil

9 Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Corresponding Author:

  • Martin Romero Meller, MD, MSc
  • Graduate Program in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
  • School of Medicine
  • Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul
  • Ramiro Barcelos, 2400
  • Santa Cecília
  • Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul 90035-003
  • Brazil
  • Phone: 55 513308 5624
  • Email: mmeller@hcpa.edu.br