A Random Controlled Trial of Home-based Digital Therapy for Treating ADHD in Children

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age7-11
SponsorXinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine

About this trial

Explore the interventional effects of neurofeedback games on school-aged children with mild to moderate ADHD, with the aim of providing evidence-based new methods for intervening in the core symptoms of ADHD in children.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Children aged 7 years 0 months to 11 years 11 months

Clinical diagnosis of ADHD made by a child psychiatrist at the attending level or above

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC) Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) above 85

Children who have been diagnosed with ADHD but have not received any intervention (newly diagnosed within the last month or not having taken medication for at least 4 weeks)

Disqualifiers

Auditory or visual illness or disorder

Inability to use software (e.g., color blindness, impaired hand function, or disability)

Comorbid oppositional defiant disorder, autism spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, tic disorders, or other neurodevelopmental disorders

Other mental illnesses such as organic mental disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or depressive disorders

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Home-based digital therapy with brain-controlled games

Treatment groups

146 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups