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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1
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