Status:

RECRUITING

Sustained Endogenous Attention Deficits in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

IRCCS Eugenio Medea

Conditions:

ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Eligibility:

All Genders

6-13 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Subjects with ADHD may exhibit deficits in sustained internal attention. The "Sustained-Paced Finger Tapping" test was recently developed and experimentally used in international literature to assess ...

Detailed Description

Recently, a distinction has been recognized between external sustained attention and internal sustained attention. Internal sustained attention is defined as the ability to maintain attention over tim...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ADHD Group (1) Subjects with a diagnosis of ADHD of any severity level and subtype
  • ADHD Group (2) "Medication-naive" ADHD subjects, meaning subjects who have not been prescribed and/or have not yet started any pharmacological treatment for ADHD
  • ADHD Group (3) IQ ≥ 70
  • Non-ADHD Group, Normal IQ

Exclusion

  • for both groups, symptomatology suggestive of autism spectrum disorders, psychotic disorders, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders
  • for both groups, use of psychotropic drugs
  • for both groups, subjects with cerebral palsy and/or neuromotor and neuromuscular disorders
  • for both groups, CNS diseases, e.g., epilepsy and/or neurodegenerative diseases, or central nervous system injuries resulting from, for example, head trauma or stroke
  • for the non-ADHD group, presence of ADHD symptoms

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 11 2024

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06900400

Start Date

November 11 2024

End Date

May 1 2026

Last Update

March 28 2025

Active Locations (2)

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Associazione "La Nostra Famiglia"-IRCCS "E. Medea"-Scientific Hospital for Neurorehabilitation-Unit for Severe Disabilities in Developmental Age and Young Adults (Developmental Neurology and Neurorehabilitation)

Brindisi, Italy

2

Università del Salento

Lecce, Italy