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Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of the study is to assess the effect of Methylphenidate on cognitive performance and decision-making ability of ADHD adults, and to compare this effect to the effect on healthy control adults.


Clinical Trial Description

Two matched groups of adults - with and without ADHD diagnosis - will perform a battery of computerized tasks assessing sustained attention,working-memory,non-verbal IQ,and decision-making ability. In each group,half of the participants will perform the tasks after receiving a capsule containing methylphenidate (MPH), and the other half will perform the tasks after receiving placebo. Task performance measures will then be compared in order to assess the effect of MPH on these domains. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Basic Science


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
  • Hyperkinesis

NCT number NCT01040702
Study type Interventional
Source Shalvata Mental Health Center
Contact
Status Completed
Phase Phase 1
Start date January 2008
Completion date December 2009

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