Status:

COMPLETED

Cognitive Remediation in ADHD Children : Comparison Between Three Therapeutic Strategies : Cognitive Remediation With a Virtual Classroom Software and Methylphenidate and Supportive Psychotherapy

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Bordeaux

Collaborating Sponsors:

Fondation Caisse d'Epargne

Conditions:

ADHD

Eligibility:

All Genders

7-11 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity (ADHD) is one of the most frequently found disorder in children. It is characterized by a triad of symptoms involving attention deficit, hy...

Detailed Description

Virtual reality offers the possibility to develop environments approaching situations of daily life that can be used to target evaluation but also for therapeutic purposes. As the school classroom is ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient, male or female, aged 7 to 11 years,
  • Responding to current diagnostic criteria for ADHD according to DSM IV-TR (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders),
  • Presenting a total score on the ADHD-RS (ADHD Rating Scale)\> 28 (before treatment),
  • Schooled in conventional class,
  • Presenting a WISC (Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children) IV total score\> 80 (done before or in follow-up),
  • Registered to social security,
  • Legal represent has given informed consent to participate in the study.

Exclusion

  • Uncorrected perceptual disorder,
  • Patient treated by psychostimulant,
  • Patient under supportive psychotherapy,
  • Patient treated by methylphenidate,
  • Subjects with a pervasive developmental disorder, psychotic disorder, characterized major depressive disorder,
  • Subjects who participated in research in the last 3 months,
  • Subjects suffering from: glaucoma, hyperthyroidism, thyrotoxicosis, heart diseases (high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, etc…), cerebrovascular disorders,
  • Subjects with no deficit in the virtual classroom: having a total number of hit superior to 80 and a number of commissions inferior to 21.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

April 27 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

51 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01821170

Start Date

April 1 2013

End Date

April 27 2016

Last Update

January 27 2020

Active Locations (2)

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CHU de Bordeaux

Bordeaux, France, 33000

2

Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens

Bordeaux, France, 33076