EAD LEVEL IN HAIR AND ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVE DISORDER (ADHD) IN THAI CHILDRE

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Attention Deficit and Hyperactive disorder; Attention Deficit; Hyperactivity; ADHD; Thai children

• Registration Number: TCTR20151113001
• Lead Sponsor: BBH Hospital

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11-13
• Study Completion: 2016-08-01
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 130

Inclusion Criteria

1. Newly diagnosed, no history of treatment, for ADHD
2. Need to fulfill the diagnostic criteria of ADHD by DSM-V
3. Age 3-7 years old.
4. Thai nationality with both parents holding Thai nationality.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Children with other associated mental health problems (e.g. learning disability, Down syndrome, depressive or bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, dissociative disorder, personality disorder, or substance intoxication or withdrawal, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorder).
2. Children who is continuously treated by any medications for over 3 months.
3. Children with dyed scalp hair or hair discoloring from any causes.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the level of lead in hair in both study groups. 0 ICP-MS

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the level of lead in blood of ADHD groups 0 graphite furnace atomic absorption