A randomised, controlled study into the effects of food on the behaviour of young children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Child Psychiatry Department of Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands)0 sites80 target enrollmentDecember 20, 2005

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Sponsor: Child Psychiatry Department of Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
Enrollment: 80
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

December 20, 2005

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sponsor

Child Psychiatry Department of Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands)

•1\. ADHD combined subtypes or hyperactive/impulsive subtypes diagnosed according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders fourth edition (DSM IV); diagnoses based on structured psychiatric interviews and standard questionnaires (ten\-item Conners list and ADHD rating scale) to be completed by parents and teachers
•2\. Children aged between three and eight
•3\. Children not taking or not responding adequately to medication
•4\. Behavioural problems originating prior to children reaching the age of four

•1\. Adopted children and foster children
•2\. Children taking and responding to medication
•3\. Co\-existing neurological diseases, such as epilepsy, neurofibromatosis, etc..,
•4\. Intelligence Quotient (IQ) below 70
•5\. Alcohol/drugs use or smoking by mother during pregnancy
•6\. Prematurity/dysmaturity (children born before 36th week of pregnancy or with a weight below 1500 grams) or problems during delivery requiring admission to the neonatal intensive care unit
•7\. Children diagnosed Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD\-NOS) and/or Multiple\-Complex Developmental Disorder (MCDD)