Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation, Stimulant Drugs, and Active Control in the Treatment of ADHD

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2017-08-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

The investigators administered a randomized controlled trial (RCT) through random assignment of children with ADHD into three different groups to compare the effects of cognitive-motor rehabilitation, immediate release methylphenidate, and an active control on the executive functioning, learning, and behavioral symptoms of children with ADHD.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Allameh Tabatabai University
• Treatments: Central Nervous System Stimulants; Methylphenidate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Receiving ADHD diagnosis

• aged between 9 and 12 years

• Intelligence Quotient (IQ)>90

Exclusion Criteria:

• Severe co-morbid disorders, such as depression, op-positional defiant disorder and conduct disorder

• A history of seizures during past 2 years

• Disability or handicap preventing the child from participating cognitive-motor exercises

• Sever medical conditions requiring immediate medical treatment