Attention Deficit /Hyperactivity Disorder
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Interventions
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Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. meeting the diagnostic criteria of ADHD in Western medicine (WM); 2. meeting the differentiation criteria of kidney essence-deficiency syndrome in TCM; 3. aged 4-8(<9) years; 4. intelligence quotient (IQ) test are within 75 to 99(<100); 5. Within the last two weeks, never use any psychoactive substance,relative Chinese medication, such as Jing-ling Oral Liquid, and nervous stimulant or tricyclic antidepressants like pemoline, amphetamine, and imipramine; 6. Children conforming to the standards above can be incorporated into the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. simultaneously, suffering from serious organic diseases such as cardiovascular disease, liver disease, kidney disease, the diseases in the hematopoietic system and nervous system, like hyperthyroidism, chronic nephritis, hepatitis, congenital heart disease, infantile chorea, subacute cephalitis, etc.; 2. abnormal Biochemical indexes that can be explained by the studying diseases, such as serum creatinine (Cr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and third transaminase (GPT or ALT), aspertate aminotransferase (GOT or AST), urine protein above + + and urinary RBC above+ visual or hearing disorders caused similar ADHD symptoms; 3. Hypophrenia children behave like ADHD children; 4. ADHD symptoms caused by serious psychological or mental diseases, such as slow mental development, pervasive development disorder, childhood schizophrenia, manic episode, bipolar disorder, specific academic skill development disorder and Tourette Syndrome; 5. ADHD symptoms caused by the side effects of various drugs; 6. Allergic constitution (allergic to 2 drugs above) or allergic to the known components of the drugs; 7. Children who cannot cooperate or who are taking part in other drug trial; 8. Children who are judged by doctors to easily be lost in the follow-up; Children conforming to the above any one, can be ruled out.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SNAP-IV; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Conners ASQ;Attention test;stroop test;CGAS;Neurological soft signs;The scale of TCM syndrom; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
First Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine