Cerebral Stimulation with Electric Current in children and adolescents with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Conditions
- Attention-deficit Hyperactivity DisorderF00-F99
- Registration Number
- RBR-7h5qzf
- Lead Sponsor
- Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia
- Brief Summary
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a neuropsychiatric neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by inattention and/or hyperactivity. Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, has shown promise in ADHD treatment. The objective was to investigate the efficacy and safety of tDCS on the performance of children and adolescents with ADHD in neuropsychological tests involving visual attention, visual and verbal working memory, and inhibitory control. We conducted a triple-blind, randomized, sham-controlled, crossover clinical trial involving fifteen individuals. No statistically significant difference was observed when comparing results between the two groups (tDCS and sham-tDCS). Adverse events were primarily self-limiting and characterized as mild and transient. Conclusion: This study did not achieve its primary endpoint and found no neuropsychological improvement in any of the investigated outcomes related to the intervention group.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Data analysis completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
right-handed; literate and inserted in regular schools; residing in Salvador or metropolitan region; without pharmacological treatment during the stimulation period; electroencephalogram without epileptogenic activity; consent of those responsible
sensory deficit; other neuropsychiatric disorders; epileptogenic discharges on the electroencephalogram
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Intervention
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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