F90.0 F90.1 F98.8
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: The children spend a total of three nights in the sleep laboratory (consisting of one night to accustom themselves to the new surroundings and two study nights). During all three nights, an E
the second task is a motor skills task.
Each morning one pill is administered before and one after learning but only one of the two pills contains the active ingredient.
In this group MPH is orally a
Sponsors
Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapie, Zentrum für Integrative Psychiatrie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
9 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ADHD diagnosis, only patients being successfully treated with MPH for at least more than 1 year are included
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: below-average intelligence, basic memory deficits, sleep disorders, or other psychological disorders
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The extent of what has been learned (declarative memory task (paired associates learning task) as well as a motor memory task (serial reaction time task) will be measured by an encoding test in the evening. The following night will be spent at the sleep laboratory where sleep will be recorded to compare potential differences in the sleep architecture between the conditions. The recall takes place the next morning, where the retrieval performance is measured as the main outcome. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactAlexander Prehn-Kristensen
Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie und -psychotherapieZentrum für Integrative PsychiatrieUniversitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel
Outcome results
None listed