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Posterior Alpha Oscillations as an Index for the Attentional Bias in Children with Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Completed
Conditions
attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder
ADHD
10009841
Registration Number
NL-OMON35163
Lead Sponsor
Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

For both groups inclusion criteria will be: (1) Age between 6 and 10 years. (2) Estimated IQ above 80. (3) Psychopharmaca- naïve or -free.
For the ADHD-group an inclusion criterion will be: (1) a diagnosis of ADHD, classified by the DSM-IV.

Exclusion Criteria

For both groups exclusion criteria will be: (1) Regular use of medication. (2) (Co-morbid) psychiatric disorder (major depression, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, chronically motor tic disorder or Gilles de la Tourette, Conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorder, eating disorder, anxiety disorder). (3) Neurological disorders (e.g. epilepsy) currently or in the past. (4) Cardiovascular disease currently or in the past. (5) Serious motor or perceptual handicap.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The difference in ALI between children with ADHD and without ADHD.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>not applicable</p><br>
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