None listed
Conditions
Brief summary
Applying a mild electrical current to the head is known to improve brain functions related to attention and learning without causing significant adverse side effects other than a mild local skin irritation at the stimulation site. The current study investigates stimulation effects whilst children - diagnosed with mild to moderate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - undergo their regular occupational therapy.
Interventions
The study will investigate the effect of 20 min of 2mA anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in combination with 45 min of standard occupational therapy in 20 children diagnosed with mild to moderate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Children will undergo 10 weekly consecutive sessions of their standard occupational therapy of which 5 consecutive sessions of active and 5 consecutive sessions of sham tDCS will be randomly assigned by employing a double-blind cross-over des
The study will investigate the effect of 20 min of 2mA anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in combination with 45 min of standard occupational therapy in 20 children diagnosed with mild to moderate attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Children will undergo 10 weekly consecutive sessions of their standard occupational therapy of which 5 consecutive sessions of active and 5 consecutive sessions of sham tDCS will be randomly assigned by employing a double-blind cross-over design. The standard occupational therapy will be administered by an occupation therapist while the tDCS will be performed by qualified research staff.
Sponsors
University of Newcastle
Study design
Allocation
Randomised controlled trial
Primary purpose
Treatment
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
5 Years to 12 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
First contact patients meeting the DSM-V criteria for mild to moderate Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Exclusion criteria
Taking psychotropic medication, history of seizures
Outcome results
None listed