Time Perception Deficits and Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

NCT00491647 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 9561703011
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 258
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Background: Literature has documented that children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have difficulties in time management by manifesting with difficulties making plans, organizing tasks and activities, and awaiting their turns. However, the studies regarding time perception have been few as compared to those of neuropsychological measures and there is no information about this topic in Chinese population. In view of this, we will conduct a study to investigate the clinical and treatment aspects of time perception among children and adolescent with ADHD. Specific Aims:

1. 1.to examine the developmental and gender effect on the performance in time perception;
2. 2.to explore the deficit in time estimation, time discrimination, and time reproduction in children and adolescents with ADHD as compared to normal controls;
3. 3.to identify the association between ADHD symptoms and performance in time perception tasks; and
4. 4.to investigate the efficacy of MPH on the time perception measures among children and adolescents with ADHD; Subjects and Methods: This protocol consists of two studies. First, we will recruit 100 patients with DSM-IV ADHD, aged 9 to 16 years, and 100 school controls. They and their parents will receive K-SADS-E interviews. All of them will have complete assessments of time estimation, time discrimination, and time reproduction. Their parents also report on SNAP-IV and CPRS-R:S. The 2nd assessments will be performed 3 months later after the subjects received treatment at outpatients.

Conditions

Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Keywords

ADHD, time perception, treatments

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children with and without ADHD

You may qualify if:

• Case group:
• DSM-IV ADHD,
• aged 9 to 16 years,
• IQ \> 80,
• Subjects and Parents consent to the study.
• Control:
• No ADHD,
• aged 9 to 16 years,
• IQ \> 80,
• Subjects and Parents consent to the study.

You may not qualify if:

• A history of brain injury or epilepsy,
• visual/auditory deficit or were diagnosed as having motor disorder,
• obsessive-compulsive disorder,
• mental retardation, and depression.
• In order to recruit a population of pure ADHD (without other psychiatric comorbidities), children who are comorbid with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) or conduct disorder (CD) were excluded, though the concurrence of ODD/CD and ADHD

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Taiwan University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

National Taiwan Univeristy Hospital

Taipei, 10002, Taiwan

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Hwang SL, Gau SS, Hsu WY, Wu YY. Deficits in interval timing measured by the dual-task paradigm among children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2010 Mar;51(3):223-32. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02163.x. Epub 2009 Sep 15.

  PMID: 19754502 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Susan Shur-Fen Gau, MD, PhD

  National Taiwan University Hospital & College of Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 23, 2007
• First Posted: June 26, 2007
• Study Start: May 1, 2006
• Study Completion: June 1, 2007
• Last Updated: November 14, 2012

Record last verified: 2008-09

Locations

TW (1)