Attention deficit with hyperactivity disorder
Conditions
Interventions
First Experiment: 46 children (23 children with ADHD and 23 children without ADHD) will perform an attention task (ANT) under two randomised experimental conditions: with music and without music. For
Sponsors
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais - UFMG
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Children aged 10 to 12 years and male (23 with ADHD; 23 without ADHD). For the group with ADHD, children should have the diagnosis confirmed by the criteria established by the DSM-5 and the Brazilian version of schedule for affective disorders and schizophrenia for school-age Children/Present and Life time Version (KSADS-PL) and present percentile equal to or greater than 70 in raven's intelligence test. Children without ADHD should have less than 2 ADHD or opposition symptoms identified by SNAP-IV or score below 70 on the ADHD or CBCL scales. Children should also not have a history of school failure or who are under pedagogical accompaniment.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: We will exclude children with a history or current evidence of psychosis, severe autism, brain disease, or any genetic or medical disease related to behaviours that may mimetize or influence ADHD, and discontinuity of the treatment for at least three months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We hope to find improvement in attention performance of children with ADHD, verified through ANT, when they performed under the condition with music | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| We hope that the same effects found through the ANT test under experimental conditions can be generalized in academic tasks such as mathematics and Portuguese. | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactCamila Mendes
Outcome results
None listed