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The development a diagnostic biomarker for adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A multimodal approach

Not Applicable
Conditions
Attention deficit hyperactive disorder(ADHD)
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000025183
Lead Sponsor
Fukushima Medical University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up continuing
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
55
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1) No history of illicit drug use, antidepressants (at least not over the last3 months) or other psychoactive medication/medication affecting DAT (such as buproprion) in either patients or controls. 2) A history indicating excessive nicotine or alcohol intake (>0.5 packs of cigarettes, >4 glasses of an alcoholic substance a day). 3) Exclusion criteria to MRI: presence of a pacemaker, metallic implants in high-risk areas (i.e. vessel clips) and a history of claustrophobia. 4) Subjects during pregnancy and/or lacting.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. DAT BP in the striatum (putamen, caudate nucleus, and Nucleus Accumbens,:NAc,) measured by SPECT. 2. MMN measured by ERP 3. Parameters of brain network topology measured by DT-MRI
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Clinical evaluation for ADHD and ASD (each test will be done in all subjects including controls) 1) Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) 2) The Adult Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) 2. Intelligence quotient with Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale 3. Measurements of blood concentration of monoamine metabolites; HVA, tMHPG, fMHPG, 5-HIAA
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