Attention deficit_ hyperactivity disorder. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, combined type
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention 1: Intervention group: Methylphenidate was started twice daily in the morning and evening for 5 weeks at a dose of 5 mg and increased to 10 mg twice daily for one week until the end of th
Sponsors
Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
8 Years to 12 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Receiving written consent from parents and informed consent of the child gender (boy) age range (8 to 12 years) Average IQ (90 to 109) based on the Wechsler IQ test that is recorded in the child's file and clinical observations recorded by experts definitive diagnosis of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder based on the criteria of the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by a pediatric psychiatrist and child and adolescent clinical psychologist obtaining the necessary cut score in the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), Gerard et al. (2000), and Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Achenbach (2001) for all three groups (two experimental groups and one control group)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Suffering from neurological-developmental or other psychological disorders at the same time receiving other medical and psychological interventions at the same time
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Executive Functions. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, Two month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF).;Externalizing Behavior Disorders. Timepoint: Before the start of the intervention, after the end of the intervention, Two month after the end of the intervention. Method of measurement: Achenbach's Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL). | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactFatemeh Hedayati Shalkouhi
Islamic Azad University, Rasht Branch
Outcome results
None listed