Adult attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (adult ADHD). Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: rTMS intervention will be in the form of 120% motor threshold on the right frontal cortex, or 18 Hz stimulation frequency, including 40 trains, for 2 seconds, with an interval of 2
Sponsors
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: age between 18 to 40 Ability to understand Persian language Diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) based on DSM5 diagnostic criteria Informed consent of the individual
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: suffering from other psychiatric disorders except simple phobia and nicotine addiction, (psychiatric disorders including mood disorders (major depression or bipolar disorder), obsessive compulsive disorder, personality disorder (including antisocial), substance abuse) and psychosis risk of serious suicide taking antipsychotic, antidepressant or mood stabilizer drugs A history of epilepsy in yourself or a first-degree relative severe physical problems or neurological disorder Taking drugs that lower the seizure threshold The presence of a magnetic device or metal splinter in the head, and a cardiac pacemaker pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To evaluate the clinical symptoms of hyperactivity, Connors questionnaire score, Brown questionnaire score ;Clinical global impression. Timepoint: before the start of the study (week=0)and three weeks after (week=3)and seven weeks after(week=7) the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Connors questionnaire score, Brown questionnaire score ;Clinical global impression.;Attention deficit. Timepoint: before the start of the study (week=0)and three weeks after (week=3)and seven weeks after(week=7) the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Connors questionnaire score, Brown questionnaire score ;Clinical global impression.;Accuracy and error in auditory and visual attention. Timepoint: before the start of the study (week=0)and three weeks after (week=3)and seven weeks after(week=7) the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Integrated visual and auditory assessment (IVA-2) which is a Computer test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Symptoms related to defects in executive functions. Timepoint: before the start of the study (week=0)and three weeks after (week=3)and seven weeks after(week=7) the start of the intervention. Method of measurement: Barkley Deficits in Executive Functioning Scale. | — |
Countries
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Public ContactJavad Alaghband-rad
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Outcome results
None listed