Effects of Ritalin on Postural Stability of Hyper Active Children

Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of Methylphenidate on Postural Stability of Children Suffer From Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Under Single and Dual Task Conditions.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Experimental design overview The proposed project is a prospective experimental study design. Children (age <15) suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) that their Parents willing to participate in the study will be tested with well-established measuring techniques of Balance control before and 1 hour after taking of Methylphenidate (Ritalin) in the movement and Rehabilitation Laboratory at BGU. An automated algorithm will be used to extract standardized stabilogram-diffusion parameters from each of the COP data sets collected during quiet standing. These parameters include diffusion coefficients, critical displacement, critical time and scaling exponents for both lateral and anterior-posterior sway directions (Collins & De Luca, 1993). For each of the conditions (before and 1 hour after the use of Ritalin) in three task conditions single task; dual task (concentrating and identifying specific music); and just Listening to a relaxing music. Participants will be required to stand on the platform 10 times for 30 s. For each trial, they will be instructed to sway as little as possible.

Clinical Trial Description

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Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
• Hyperkinesis

• NCT number: NCT00485797
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Soroka University Medical Center
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 2007
• Completion date: June 2008