Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation, Stimulant Drugs, and Active Control in the Treatment of ADHD
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Interventions
- Registration Number
- NCT02780102
- Lead Sponsor
- Allameh Tabatabai University
- Brief Summary
The investigators administered a randomized controlled trial (RCT) through random assignment of children with ADHD into three different groups to compare the effects of cognitive-motor rehabilitation, immediate release methylphenidate, and an active control on the executive functioning, learning, and behavioral symptoms of children with ADHD.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 48
Inclusion Criteria
- Receiving ADHD diagnosis
- aged between 9 and 12 years
- Intelligence Quotient (IQ)>90
Exclusion Criteria
- Severe co-morbid disorders, such as depression, op-positional defiant disorder and conduct disorder
- A history of seizures during past 2 years
- Disability or handicap preventing the child from participating cognitive-motor exercises
- Sever medical conditions requiring immediate medical treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation (CMR): 20 sixty-minute sessions of cognitive-motor rehabilitation Active Control Active Control Active Control group simultaneously received 20 sixty-minute sessions of low dose cognitive-motor exercises Ritalin Ritalin 2 to 3 doses of 10 mg Ritalin tablets per day during 8 week.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Arithmetic task from WISC-IV testing battery 12 months Dictation and Spelling examination 12 months Stroop color-word test 12 months Tower of London test (TOL) 12 months Restricted academic situation scale (RASS) 12 months Listening span task (L.SPAN) 12 months Span board task from the Lumosity.com online brain training software 12 months Forward/backward digit span tasks from the Wechsler intelligence scale for children 4th edition (WISC-IV) 12 months Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham's parent rating scale (SNAP-IV) 12 months
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Counseling and guidence Center of the Department of education of region 9 of Tehran
🇮🇷Tehran, Iran, Islamic Republic of