Biofeedback for Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults: A comparison of different treatments: Slow cortical potentials feedback, frontal lobe oxygen consummation feedback and feedback of muscular tension/relaxatio
- Conditions
- F90Hyperkinetic disorders
- Registration Number
- DRKS00006767
- Lead Sponsor
- Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 60
1 - Attention Deficit Disorder inattentive type or hyperactive type or combined type according to DSM-IV criteria.
2 - No additional serious physical, neurological, or psychiatric disorders with the exception of moderate depression and personality disorders excluding anti-social or borderline personality disorders.
3 - Full scale IQ > 80
1 - Self-reported diagnosis of the following current symptoms: Serious physical illness or chronic diseases such as lung disease, heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, and rheumatic diseases; Neurological disorders including Parkinson's disease, stroke, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy; indicated psychiatric disorders including bipolar disorder, psychosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder, chronic tics, Tourette syndrome, and suicidal behavior.
2 - Previous participation in another neurofeedback study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in ADHD Rating Scale (self-rated and third-party-rated) at pre treatment, after 15 sessions, after 30 sessions and at 6 months follow-up.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Assessment time points: before therapy = T1, after 15 sessions = T2, after 30 sessions = T3, after 6 months follow op = T4<br><br>Questionnaires:<br>- Wender ADHD interview - T1, T3, T4<br>- Becks Depression Index (BDI-II) - T1, T2, T3, T4<br>- Anxiety (STAI) - T1, T2, T3, T4<br>- Borderline Symptoms (BSL) - T1, T2, T3, T4<br><br>Behavioural tests:<br>- CFT-20-R IQ - T1, T3<br>- d2 attention test - T1, T3<br>Reaction and attention test:<br>- Reaction times - T1, T2, T3, T4<br>- Reaction time variability - T1, T2, T3, T4<br>- Error rates - T1, T2, T3, T4<br>- Wordfluency - T1, T2, T3, T4<br><br>Changes in Psychophysiology:<br>- EEG: Event related potentials, frequency bands activity - T1, T2, T3, T4<br>- NIRS: Blood oxygen level during cognitive performance - T1, T2, T3, T4<br><br>All these measurements compared to a healthy control group - T1, T3<br><br>Assessment of self-regulation ability over all 30 sessions