Effects of Ritalin on Postural Stability of Hyper Active Children
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2008-06-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Experimental design overview The proposed project is a prospective experimental study design.
Children (age <15) suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that their
Parents willing to participate in the study will be tested with well-established measuring
techniques of Balance control before and 1 hour after taking of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) in
the movement and Rehabilitation Laboratory at BGU. An automated algorithm will be used to
extract standardized stabilogram-diffusion parameters from each of the COP data sets
collected during quiet standing. These parameters include diffusion coefficients, critical
displacement, critical time and scaling exponents for both lateral and anterior-posterior
sway directions (Collins & De Luca, 1993). For each of the conditions (before and 1 hour
after the use of Ritalin) in three task conditions single task; dual task (concentrating and
identifying specific music); and just Listening to a relaxing music. Participants will be
required to stand on the platform 10 times for 30 s. For each trial, they will be instructed
to sway as little as possible.