An Investigation of Chiropractic NET for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children.

A Comparative Clinical Investigation to determine whether the addition of Chiropractic Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) to an existing treatment (treatment plan participant is already on as prescribed by their referring specialist eg pharmacologic or psychotherapeutic treatment plan) can improve outcomes (ie; decrease inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity) as measured by Conners’ Parent Rating Scales-Revised:Long Version (CPRS-R:L) & Conners' Teacher Rating Scales-Revised:Long Version (CTRS-R:L) in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000332527

Enrollment

Registered

2006-08-04

Start date

2006-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

GENERAL AIM: -To determine whether the addition of a Chiropractic (NET) intervention to a pre-existing treatment can improve the outcomes of children with clinically diagnosed ADHD. SPECIFIC AIMS: -To determine whether chiropractic (NET) treatment in addition to a pre-existing treatment is more effective than that pre-existing treatment alone in children with ADHD. -To determine the responses of the above in the short term (1 month) and long term (7 months). NULL HYPOTHESIS: -That the addition of Chiropractic (NET) intervention has no effect on the clinical outcomes of children with clinically diagnosed ADHD. THE CLINICAL OUTCOMES BEING INVESTIGATED ARE: (1) Decrease in CPRS-R:L & CTRS-R:L (2) Decrease in subscales of CPRS-R:L & CTRS-R:L eg decrease in inattention, impulsivity, hyperactivity. Those who will be blinded in the study are the participants and their parents, the assessor and the data analyst.

Interventions

2 Experimental GROUPS:- approx 35 participants in each group, will be randomly allocated to (2) Experimental Group 1: ADHD children on existing treatment plan plus NET treatment (3) Experimental group 2: ADHD children on existing treatment plan plus sham NET treatment Experimental groups will be treated 2x/week for 1 month, then 1x/month for 6 months at which time study will conclude. At start time, 1 month & at 7 months CPRS-R:L questionnaires will be issued to parents to complete.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Years to 12 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosis of ADHD made using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) (1994 & 2000).Inclusion Criteria will include children with; (a) a diagnosis of ADHD currently undergoing any traditional treatments and/or interventions ie; pharmacological, psychosocial therapy, psychotherapy, special educators, occupational therapy etc or combinations of the above, for a minimum of 2 months, or any children with a diagnosis of ADHD for a min of 2 months who have not undergone any treatment. (b) the following comorbid disorders will not be precluded from participation - Conduct Disorder (CD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Learning Disabilities (LD), and Anxiety Disorders, providing ADHD is the primary diagnosis as per DSM-IV.

Exclusion criteria

Children who have language difficulties, Communication disorders, Autism, Mutism, Asperger’s Syndrome, deafness, mood disorders and any other physical or mental disability that makes participation difficult.

Outcome results