eurofeedback in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder.Disturbance of activity and attention
- Registration Number
- IRCT138804132000N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Behavioral Sciences Research center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Inclusion Criteria
1-Diagnosis of ADHD based on DSM-IV-TR criteria by child and adolescent psychiatrists; 2- age of 7- 18 years; 3- IQ above 85 based on WISC-III-R; 4- parent consent for the participation in the study. Exclusion criteria: 1- neurological disorders; 2- major learning problems; 3- request of parent to exit from the study; 4- use of antipsychotic drugs in the month before the initiation of the study; 5- history of neurofeedback intervention at least for 10 sessions.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ADHD symptoms. Timepoint: 1 week before the initiation and each monththrough the study and 1 week after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: conners ADHD rating scale.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Attention. Timepoint: 1 week before , and 1 week after the end of the trial. Method of measurement: Test of Variables of Attention.