Influence of methylphenidate on sleep-dependent memory consolidation in ADHD
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- F90.0F90.1F98.8Disturbance of activity and attentionHyperkinetic conduct disorderOther specified behavioural and emotional disorders with onset usually occurring in childhood and adolescence
- Registration Number
- DRKS00009346
- Lead Sponsor
- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie, Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting stopped after recruiting started
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
ADHD diagnosis, only patients being successfully treated with MPH for at least more than 1 year are included
Exclusion Criteria
below-average intelligence, basic memory deficits, sleep disorders, or other psychological disorders
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The extent of what has been learned (declarative memory task (paired associates learning task) as well as a motor memory task (serial reaction time task) will be measured by an encoding test in the evening. The following night will be spent at the sleep laboratory where sleep will be recorded to compare potential differences in the sleep architecture between the conditions. The recall takes place the next morning, where the retrieval performance is measured as the main outcome.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method