Status:
UNKNOWN
a Case-control Study of the Association Between Heavy Mental and Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Korea
Lead Sponsor:
Hallym University Medical Center
Conditions:
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
6-12 years
Brief Summary
Heavy metal has been reported that it can cause attention deficit and behavioral disturbance. The investigators hypothesis is that heavy metal is associated with children with attention deficit/hypera...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Subjects must meet DSM-IV criteria for ADHD based-on the K-Schedule for affective disorder and schizophrenia(K-SADS-PL-K) interview
- Subjects signed a written consent form voluntarily.
- Patient 's assent to participate in the study and written informed consent form signed by one of the parents, parent surrogates, or legal guardian.
- Subjects/parents, parent surrogates or legal guardian who can understand the participation of the study and voluntarily withdraw from the study at any time
Exclusion
- Subjects who have any history of bipolar disorder, psychotic disorder, and substance use disorder, have been diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder, organic brain disease and seizure disorder.
- Subjects who have significant suicidal ideation or homicidal ideation
- Subjects with mental retardation
- Subjects with Tourette's syndrome requiring drug therapy.
- Subjects who currently have a significant medical conditions (e.g. diseases of cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, respiratory, glaucoma).
- Subjects who have abnormalities in the ECG or show clinically significant abnormalities of laboratory results, including serum chemistries and hematology.
- Subjects who have been administrated alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonist,antidepressant, antipsychotic, benzodiazepines, modafinil, anticonvulsant within recent 2 months.
- Subjects who dyed their hair within 8 weeks
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01447004
Start Date
March 1 2010
Last Update
October 5 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Hallym university sacred heart hospital
Anyang, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea