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Probiotic Supplement as Treatment for Students With ADHD

A Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Study of Probiotic Supplement as Treatment for Students With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02908802
Enrollment
45
Registered
2016-09-21
Start date
2016-11-30
Completion date
2019-10-31
Last updated
2018-09-12

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Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Brief summary

Subjects will answer the following questionnaire and tests: * Symptom severity and improvement will be measured using ADHA Rating scale IV (ADHD RS) * Demographic Questionnaire - composed by the researchers * Family Eating Habits Questionnaire (FEAHQ-33) * Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) * Test MOXO The subjects will take the study product for six months. After six months the subject will fill once again all the questionnaires.

Detailed description

Computerized performance test MOXO - the test has been developed in Israel by Neurotech Company. The test's goal is to assess and define a participant's performance according to the four indices of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Attention, Hyperactivity, Impulsivity, and Timing with adjustment for age. Subjects will answer the following questionnaire and tests: * Symptom severity and improvement will be measured using ADHA Rating scale IV (ADHD RS) * Demographic Questionnaire - composed by the researchers * Family Eating Habits Questionnaire (FEAHQ-33) * Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) * Test MOXO The subjects will take the study product for six months. After six months the subject will fill once again all the questionnaires.

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTProbiotic

Probiotic

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTPlacebo

Probiotics capsules without the active ingredient

Sponsors

Tel Hai College
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
19 Years to 30 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Students registered in the college's Support Center for Students with Learning Disabilities and who have been diagnosed by a computerized didactic assessment -MATAL - as well as an attention diagnosis by a psychiatrist or a neurologist, * Students who are not treated by medication or alternative treatment, * Students who are not due to complete their education at Tel Hai College during the study period, * Students who have signed on an informed consent form, * No dairy intolerance (student can consume milk without any adverse effects), * No soy allergy, * Not currently taking any antibiotics or probiotics, * Not pregnant or planning to become pregnant during the study period, * Not been diagnosed with any of the following: * Cancer * HIV/AIDS * Crohn's disease * Ulcerative colitis * Immune compromised illness * Other serious illness

Exclusion criteria

* Students treated by any type of treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, * Students who have not been assessed by MATAL and a psychiatrist, * Students who take antibiotics.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Reduce symptoms of attention deficit measured by MOXO testSix monthAfter six month of treatment reduce symptoms of attention deficit will be measured by MOXO test

Outcome results

None listed

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