Posterior Alpha Oscillations as an Index for the Attentional Bias in Children with Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Posterior Alpha Oscillations as an Index for the Attentional Bias in Children with Attentional Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - A Study on the inter-Hemispheric Alpha Ratio in Kids with ADHD (SHARK)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON35163

Enrollment

Registered

2011-11-17

Start date

2012-03-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-06

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Conditions

attentiondeficit/hyperactivity disorder

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

2 Years to 11 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: For both groups inclusion criteria will be: (1) Age between 6 and 10 years. (2) Estimated IQ above 80. (3) Psychopharmaca- naïve or -free. For the ADHD-group an inclusion criterion will be: (1) a diagnosis of ADHD, classified by the DSM-IV.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: For both groups exclusion criteria will be: (1) Regular use of medication. (2) (Co-morbid) psychiatric disorder (major depression, bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, chronically motor tic disorder or Gilles de la Tourette, Conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorder, eating disorder, anxiety disorder). (3) Neurological disorders (e.g. epilepsy) currently or in the past. (4) Cardiovascular disease currently or in the past. (5) Serious motor or perceptual handicap.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The difference in ALI between children with ADHD and without ADHD.	—

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results