Status:

RECRUITING

Clinical Efficacy and Long Term Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) in Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Nantes University Hospital

Conditions:

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation

Eligibility:

All Genders

7-14 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is the most commonly diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorder in childhood. Patients with ADHD present inattention, impulsivity and hyperactivity causing s...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children, male or females presenting a sufficient compliance for participate aged 7-14 years at the time of Visit 1 (Enrolment/baseline).
  • Children's parent or legally authorised representative must sign informed consent. The children must sign assent if applicable (depending of age and understanding). The principal investigator of the center where the child is included signs the document, certifying that the family and the child, or their authorised representative, have received informed consents.
  • Children meet DSM-5 criteria for ADHD (combined presentation) based on a clinical evaluation using questionnaire ADHD-Rating-Scale (ADHD-RS) and the Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia French version (Kiddie-SADS).
  • Subjects have a minimum ADHD-RS total score of 32 at Visit 1.
  • Children have a minimum CGI of 4 at Visit 1.
  • Children have an age-appropriate intellectual level evaluated with WISC-5 (Full IQ \>80).
  • Children in which stimulant medication have been tested previously and stopped for adverse effects could be included in the study after a wash out of at least seven days.
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Children have a neurological pathology or handicap: Epilepsy, cerebral palsy, sequelae of brain injury (traumatic or ischemic or inflammatory...)
  • Children have a comorbid psychiatric disorder: conduct disorders, autism, severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, mood disorder, bipolar illness, conduct disorder, psychosis, and substance abuse.
  • Children under medication (stimulant or other psychotropic treatment, benzodiazepine, antidepressant, hypnotics and melatonin) or who did not respond previously to stimulant will not be included.
  • Severe sleep disorder.
  • Contraindication to tDCS.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    January 8 2021

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ESTIMATED

    End Date :

    January 1 2026

    Estimated Enrollment :

    150 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT04704687

    Start Date

    January 8 2021

    End Date

    January 1 2026

    Last Update

    May 29 2025

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    CHU Amiens

    Amiens, France, 80480