Neuromodulation of Executive Function in the ADHD Brain

Status: Recruiting
Location: See location...
Intervention Type: Device
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY

This study aims to determine the transient, modulatory effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on executive function and inhibitory control in patients with ADHD compared to healthy controls.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Maximum Age: 66
Healthy Volunteers: t
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• Male and female subjects 18-66 years of age

• Healthy volunteers or volunteers with a diagnosis of ADHD in adulthood, meeting the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) \[American Psychiatric Association, 2013\] criteria, including at least 5 moderate inattentive or impulsive-hyperactive symptoms, and onset of two symptoms of inattentive or of impulsive/hyperactive traits by the age of 12.

• Patient will be either off stimulant medications or, if undergoing treatment with stimulants, will be asked to discontinue two days prior to the experiment, under physician-guided protocol, and allowed to resume afterwards. Subjects may resume stimulant use between the two study visits so long as they discontinue use two days prior to the second study visit. If fatigue is problematic in subjects discontinuing medication, they will be allowed to continue with the study if they are able to follow the suggested taper plan (50% of the dose day one, 25% dose day 2, stop day of visit (day 3)).

• English-speaking

Locations
United States
Massachusetts
Massachusetts General Hospital
RECRUITING
Boston
Contact Information
Primary
Joan Camprodon, MD, PhD, MPH
jcamprodon@mgh.harvard.edu
61772656348
Backup
Patricia Cirillo, MD, PhD
6177243217
Time Frame
Start Date: 2014-09
Estimated Completion Date: 2024-09
Participants
Target number of participants: 120
Treatments
Other: ADHD
Patients with ADHD.
Other: Healthy Control
Volunteers without Neuropsychiatric Disorders.
Sponsors
Leads: Massachusetts General Hospital

This content was sourced from clinicaltrials.gov