ADHD attention disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention: 50 subjects receive 25 sessions WM training and 50 subjects
receive 25 sessions of the control version of WM training.
Sponsors
Universitair Medisch Centrum Sint Radboud
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 11 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age between 4 years/6 months and 7 years/4 months Diagnosis ADHD, classified by the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2000) A full scale IQ > 80 ;Psychopharmaca- naïve or -free;Access to a PC with Windows Vista or Windows XP with internet connection and speakers at home
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Currently intensive (i.e. weekly) individual or group psychotherapy Regular use of other medication Comorbid psychiatric disorders other than Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS). Neurological disorders (e.g. epilepsy) currently or in the past Cardiovascular disease currently or in the past Serious motor or perceptual handicap Participation in another clinical trial simultaneously Educational level and/ or socio-economic situation that makes it unlikely for the family to fulfil this study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main study parameter/endpoint: ADHD-DSM-IV rating scale rated by the investigator. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Neurocognitive functioning in young children with ADHD Neural functioning in young children with ADHD | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed