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Sustained Endogenous Attention Deficits in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Italy50 participantsStarted 2024-11-11

Plain-language 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 sustained internal attention in typically developing children. This clinical study has several objectives: 1) to assess the presence of "internal" sustained attention deficits in children with ADHD through the "Sustained-Paced Finger Tapping"; 2) to evaluate the discriminant and ecological validity of the "Sustained-Paced Finger Tapping."

Who can participate

Age range6 Years – 13 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Criteria: * 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

What they're measuring

Performances on Sustained-Paced Finger Tapping test

Timeframe: baseline

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06900400

SponsorIRCCS Eugenio Medea

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-05