Breathing Meditation With Methylphenidate for the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

NCT00310986 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: HE490230
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 22
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In 2004, the Developmental Clinic of the Child Psychiatric Unit at Srinagarind Hospital, had 80 new pediatric cases of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) come for evaluation and intervention. The children were between 7-12 years of age. Most of them were treated with stimulant medication, (i.e. methylphenidate) to help reduce hyperactivity; however, both the parents and children needed special help to develop some techniques for behavioural management. Meditation has been used as an attention training method for many thousands of years, and was mostly involved with religious or spiritual practices in various parts of the world, especially in the eastern countries. Breathing meditation is a popular method which can be applied to all people without instructions that are too complicated. If meditation therapy, by breathing meditation which is specified to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorders, benefits this group of patients, it would be very useful, culturally appropriate, cost-effective and would reduce the drugs used which will save the child from drug side effects.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Keywords

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; meditation; breathing meditation; Anapanasathi; randomized controlled trial; nonpharmacologic treatment; complementary and alternative medicine

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Conners' Abbreviated Parent Questionnaire (continuous outcome) assessed by the parents at baseline, end of 4-week , at 8 weeks, and at 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Child Attention Problems (CAP) Rating Scale at the same time

• Drugs used throughout 12 weeks program

Interventions

Breathing Meditation BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children diagnosed with ADHD by a child psychiatrist using DSM-IV-TR criteria
• Any religious background
• Age between 7-12 years.
• Voluntariness and can adhere to the program

You may not qualify if:

• Autistic spectrum disorders
• Mental retardation

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Khon Kaen University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University

Khon Kaen, Changwat Khon Kaen, 40002, Thailand

RECRUITING

Related Publications (5)

• Jensen PS, Kenny DT. The effects of yoga on the attention and behavior of boys with Attention-Deficit/ hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). J Atten Disord. 2004 May;7(4):205-16. doi: 10.1177/108705470400700403.

  PMID: 15487477 RESULT

• Krisanaprakornkit T, Krisanaprakornkit W, Piyavhatkul N, Laopaiboon M. Meditation therapy for anxiety disorders. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006 Jan 25;(1):CD004998. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004998.pub2.

  PMID: 16437509 RESULT

• Scahill L, Schwab-Stone M. Epidemiology of ADHD in school-age children. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2000 Jul;9(3):541-55, vii.

  PMID: 10944656 RESULT

• Barrows KA, Jacobs BP. Mind-body medicine. An introduction and review of the literature. Med Clin North Am. 2002 Jan;86(1):11-31. doi: 10.1016/s0025-7125(03)00069-5.

  PMID: 11795084 RESULT

• Mannuzza S, Klein RG, Bessler A, Malloy P, LaPadula M. Adult psychiatric status of hyperactive boys grown up. Am J Psychiatry. 1998 Apr;155(4):493-8. doi: 10.1176/ajp.155.4.493.

  PMID: 9545994 RESULT

Related Links

• The Khon Kaen University Ethics Committee for Human research
• Faculty of Medicine , KhonKaen University , Thailand

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Thawatchai Krisanaprakornkit, MD

  Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine , Khon Kaen University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 4, 2006
• First Posted: April 5, 2006
• Study Start: April 1, 2006
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2009
• Study Completion: May 1, 2011
• Last Updated: May 28, 2010

Record last verified: 2009-08

Locations

TH (1)