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Clinical Trials/NL-OMON37595
NL-OMON37595
Completed
Not Applicable

Social cognition in adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) - Social cognition in adolescents with ADHD

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen0 sites144 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
psychische stoornissen: aandachtstekortstoornis met hyperactiviteit
Sponsor
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen
Enrollment
144
Status
Completed
Last Updated
last year

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
TBD
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
last year
Study Type
Observational non invasive

Investigators

Sponsor
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Inclusion criteria for the healthy control group:
  • Age of 12 to 16 years, inclusive 16\.
  • Intelligence score of IQ \>\= 80
  • Both adolescent and parents/caretakers are willing to sign informed consent;General inclusion criteria for patients diagnosed with ADHD:
  • Age of 12 to 16 years, inclusive 16\.
  • Diagnosed with ADHD according to DSM\-IV\-TR: all subtypes are allowed
  • Intelligence score of IQ \>\= 80
  • Both adolescent and parents/caretakers are willing to sign informed consent;Extra inclusion criteria for the specific medication groups:
  • Medication\-free:
  • No psychopharmaca usage during the past year; no psychopharmaca prescribed by clinician.;On stimulants:

Exclusion Criteria

  • Healthy controls:
  • Attendance of primary school. All participants should have made the transition from primary to secondary school because this is a major life event for adolescents that impacts on various aspects of their lives, including their social life, which is important for the development of social\-cognitive functions.
  • Psychiatric diagnosis confirmed by clinician
  • Signs of clinical psychopathology as assessed with the Child Behavioural Checklist (see section 4\.3 Study procedures)
  • Signs of clinical ADHD, as assessed with the Conners\* Parent Rating Scale (see section 4\.3 Study procedures)
  • Signs of clinical autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) as screened with the Social Communication Scale (see section 4\.3 Study procedures).;ADHD groups:
  • The ADHD\-diagnosis is not confirmed by the semi\-structured Parent Interview Schedule for Child symptoms (PICS\-5: Schachar, Ickowicz, Sugarman, 2008\) and the Teacher Telephone Interview (TTI) administered by the researchers. If recent scores (\<2 years old) are available, these scores are requested from the patient file.
  • Attendance of primary school. All participants should have made the transition from primary to secondary school because this is a major life event for adolescents that impacts on various aspects of their lives, including their social life, which is important for the development of social\-cognitive functions.
  • Clinical diagnosis of ASD. If scores of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale (ADOS) and/or Autism Diagnostic Interview (ADI) are available from the patient record, these scores will be leading in the decision for exclusion.
  • Signs of clinical ASD, as screened with the Social Communication Scale (see section 4\.3 Study procedures). Other comorbid psychiatric disorders than ASD are allowed.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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