Comparison of the Effects of Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation, Stimulant Drugs, and Active Control on Executive Functions and Clinical Symptoms of Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Sponsor
- Allameh Tabatabai University
- Enrollment
- 48
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Arithmetic task from WISC-IV testing battery
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
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.
Investigators
Saeed Azami
Mr.
Allameh Tabatabai University
Eligibility Criteria
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
Arms & Interventions
Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation
Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation (CMR): 20 sixty-minute sessions of cognitive-motor rehabilitation
Intervention: Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation
Ritalin
2 to 3 doses of 10 mg Ritalin tablets per day during 8 week.
Intervention: Ritalin
Active Control
Active Control group simultaneously received 20 sixty-minute sessions of low dose cognitive-motor exercises
Intervention: Active Control
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Arithmetic task from WISC-IV testing battery
Time Frame: 12 months
Dictation and Spelling examination
Time Frame: 12 months
Stroop color-word test
Time Frame: 12 months
Tower of London test (TOL)
Time Frame: 12 months
Restricted academic situation scale (RASS)
Time Frame: 12 months
Listening span task (L.SPAN)
Time Frame: 12 months
Span board task from the Lumosity.com online brain training software
Time Frame: 12 months
Forward/backward digit span tasks from the Wechsler intelligence scale for children 4th edition (WISC-IV)
Time Frame: 12 months
Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham's parent rating scale (SNAP-IV)
Time Frame: 12 months