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Effectiveness of a Mobile Neurofeedback for ADHD Youth

Comparative Clinical Trial With Double-blind Randomized Sham Control and Additive Treatment Toward Efficacy of Mobile Neurofeedback for ADHD Youth : An Exploratory Study.

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04469335
Enrollment
165
Registered
2020-07-14
Start date
2020-07-07
Completion date
2021-12-31
Last updated
2020-07-14

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Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Brief summary

Objective: Verification of ADHD Treatment Effectiveness of Mobile Neurofeedback to Subjects of Child and Youth with ADHD. Method: Mobile Neurofeedback Program is implemented for 165 ADHD patients aged 8 to 15 to verify their effectiveness by conducting pre-post evaluation. Prior to the implementation of the intervention, we conduct a survey with demographic information, behavioral characteristics, clinical global impression, neuropsychological test, brain MRI, NIRS and EEG. The drug naive subjects are randomly assigned to the mobile Neurofeedback group or Sham control group. The subjects on medication are randomly assigned to the mobile Neurofeedback group or Sham control group, In addition to the medication being administered. The intervention are conducted three times a week, twice a day, and 10-20 minutes for 12 weeks, and the effectiveness is assessed four times in advance, third month, sixth month and twelfth months. However, the Sham control group were provided the same machines and programs as the Neurofeedback exercise, but feedback is generated randomly regardless of ectroencephalogram change of the subjects.

Interventions

to maximize usability and effectiveness, we would like to conduct a study that regulates theta/beta ratio using mobile app-based Neurofeedback Training Equipment (OmniCNS). The actual Neurofeedback training allows you to download and use the omnifit brain\_Game, an application with an audio guide. After the pre-assessment, the researcher will provide guidance to subjects and carers on how to use the application, and demonstrate how to use it in practice. For 2 weeks, 4 weeks and 6 weeks, phone calls are conducted to check whether they are used or not and for any inconvenience. After 12 weeks of Neurofeedback training, the device is returned and post-evaluated. The application is equipped with four types of games and is instructed to use the three-day-a-week application. For Neurofeedback attention and cognitive training, use a headset with left and right frontal lobe 2 channel-EEG sensors to perform the game through feedback to see if it is concentrating well.

It uses the sham devices and programs as the Neurofeedback, but it is not usually possible to obtain the expected effects of the Neurofeedback by providing random feedback regardless of actual brain waves. In case of Sham control group, parental education is conducted the same for each clinical evaluation, and in case of Sham control group, actual Neurofeedback is applied if patients and parents want it after the end of the study.

DEVICEmedication + mobile neurofeedback

The mobile needback is applied to patients who are taking methylphenidate or atomoxetine, which is a standard ADHD treatment, but have not been remissioned with more than 4 points of CGI-S.

DEVICEmedication + Sham mobile neurofeedback

The sham mobile needback is applied to patients who are taking methylphenidate or atomoxetine, which is a standard ADHD treatment, but have not been remissioned with more than 4 points of CGI-S.

Sponsors

Hanyang University
CollaboratorOTHER
Wonkwang University Hospital
CollaboratorOTHER
Seoul National University Childrens Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
8 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* patient between the ages of 8 and 15 * Patients diagnosed with ADHD in accordance with DSM-5 diagnostic criteria and K-SADS-PL ③ IQ 80 or higher ④ Neurofeedback or Sham treatment group include patients who have not received methylphenidate/atomoxetine medication in the past or who have been treated with methylphenidate less than a year and not taken methylphenidate/atomoxetine within four weeks of starting point of this study. * medication+Neurofeedback or medication+Sham treatment group include ADHD patients undergoing methylphenidate or atomoxetine medication over the past month without changes in capacity. And ADHD patients whose CGI-S scale is 4 or higher.

Exclusion criteria

* Patients diagnosed with congenital genetic disease * Patients with a clear history of acquired brain damage, such as cerebral palsy. ③ Patients with convulsions, other neurological disorders, or uncorrected sensory disorders * Patients with a history of schizophrenia, other childhood psychosis ⑤ IQ below 80 ⑥ Patient with obsessive compulsive disorder, major depression or bipolar disorder

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Korean Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder rating scalebaseline
Clinical Global Impression Scale-Severitybaseline
Children's Global Assessment Scalebaseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
brain MRIat the beginning, third month, sixth month, twelfth month
Near Infra-Red Spectroscopyat the beginning, third month, sixth month, twelfth month
EEG power in beta bandat the beginning, third month, sixth month, twelfth month
EEG power in theta bandat the beginning, third month, sixth month, twelfth month

Countries

South Korea

Contacts

Primary ContactBoong Nyun Kim, MD, PhD
kbn1@snu.ac.kr+82-10-3637-1558

Outcome results

None listed

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