Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation will be imparted to children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Phase 3
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: F902- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined typeHealth Condition 2: F908- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, other typeHealth Condition 3: F901- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly hyperactive typeHealth Condition 4: F900- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, predominantly inattentive typeHealth Condition 5: F909- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, unspecified type
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2023/08/056079
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Science Technology Govt of India
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria for cases:
1.age between 8 and 15 yrs.
2. Male gender
3. Cases fulfilling the diagnostic criteria for
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
according to DSM -5
4. Availability of at least one parent as
informant
5. Ability to comprehend instructions and
cooperative for intervention
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria for cases:
1. Major medical disorders (known history)
2. Patients with psychosis or bipolar disorder
3. IQ <80
4. Uncooperative patient/parent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method To examine the cognitive functions, symptom severity and <br/ ><br>functioning in children & adolescents with ADHD will be studied before and after the administration of active transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)Timepoint: at baseline & end of fifth day
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <br/ ><br>To measure the level of improvementTimepoint: at baseline & end of fifth day