Essential Fatty Acids in Adult ADHD

The Relationship of Essential Fatty Acids to Cognitive, Electrophysiological and Behavioural Function in Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Controls

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01798381

Acronym

OCEAN-GER

Enrollment

100

Registered

2013-02-25

Start date

2012-12-31

Completion date

2015-12-31

Last updated

2020-10-29

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Conditions

Adult Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Brief summary

The aim of this project is to investigate the effect of a dietary supplementation with essential fatty acids in adults on cognitive functions related to attention and impulse control in the general population and in individuals with a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTEssential fatty acids

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* DSM-IV ADHD

Exclusion criteria

* any acute psychiatric disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Wender Reimherr Adult Attention Deficit Disorder Scale (WRAADDS)	6 months	Psychopatholoy of adult ADHD

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Short and long interval cortical inhibition (SICI and LICI)	6 months	Motoric evoced potentials by transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
Cued continous performance test - QB-version	6 months	Motorhyper activity, concentration and impulsivity in adult ADHD patients

Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026