Status:
COMPLETED
Modulation of Behavioral Inhibition in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Lead Sponsor:
Rhode Island Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation
Bradley Hospital
Conditions:
ADHD
Eligibility:
All Genders
10-17 years
Brief Summary
The main purpose of this study is to investigate how the brain responds to a procedure known as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and how tDCS affects performance on a behavioral task. Re...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Clinical diagnosis of ADHD
- Parent informed consent and child assent
Exclusion
- Intracranial pathology from a known genetic disorder (e.g., Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1), tuberous sclerosis) or from acquired neurologic disease (e.g. stroke, tumor), cerebral palsy, history of severe head injury, or significant dysmorphology
- History of fainting spells of unknown or undetermined etiology that might constitute seizures
- History of seizures, diagnosis of epilepsy, or immediate (1st degree relative) family history epilepsy
- Chronic (particularly) uncontrolled medical conditions that may cause a medical emergency in case of a provoked seizure (cardiac malformation, cardiac dysrhythmia, asthma, etc.)
- History of head injury resulting in prolonged loss of consciousness
- Substance abuse or dependence within the past six months
- Chronic treatment with prescription medications that decrease cortical seizure threshold that the patient is unable to withhold from taking during study visits
- Damaged skin on the scalp (i.e., skin with ingrown hairs, acne, razor nicks, wounds that have not healed, recent scar tissue, broken skin, etc.)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2014
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 7 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
30 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02290899
Start Date
June 1 2014
End Date
August 7 2017
Last Update
August 10 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Bradley Hospital
East Providence, Rhode Island, United States, 02915