Comparing the effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and psychoeducational therapy on symptomatology and neurophysiological correlates of adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Disturbance of activity and attention

• Registration Number: ISRCTN12722296
• Lead Sponsor: niversity Hospital of Freiburg (Universitätsklinikum Freiburg) (Germany)

Brief Summary

1. 2018 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29356899 (added 26/02/2019) 2. 2019 fMRI results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29758392 (added 26/02/2019) 3. 2019 fMRI results in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30683074 (added 20/11/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-07-31
• Study Completion: 2013-09-15
• Last Update Posted: 10 December 2019

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 81

Inclusion Criteria

1. Men and women
2. First language German or comparable level
3. At least 18 years old, at most 65 years old
4. Diagnosed with ADHD (through a doctor or psychologist)
5. Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS)-Score of at least 30
6. Subject?s consent in written form
7. Unlimited legal competency

Exclusion Criteria

1. Following diagnoses: schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, pervasive developmental disorder/autism, Tourette syndrome, alcohol or drug addiction (misuse, abuse)
2. Suicidality or self-harm
3. Body-Mass Index under 19
4. Pregnancy (first trimester)
5. Metallic implants in body
6. Tattoos
7. Claustrophobia (ICD 10 F40.2)
8. Past or current presence of neurological disease: stroke, epilepsy, dementia
9. Current taking methylphenidate and/or other stimulants
10. Participation in other psychotherapy during the 3 months prior to study treatment
11. Evidence of below-average intelligence measured using the Multiple choice vocabulary intelligence test (Mehrfachwahl-Wortschatz-Intelligenztest) (MWT-B)
12. Patient incapable of acting under law

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified