Clinical trial NCT05522478: Effect Of Methylphenidate On Balance In Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Official title: Effect Of Methylphenidate On Static Balance And Fall Risk In Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Cross-Sectional Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Keywords: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Methylphenidate
Postural Balance
Lead sponsor: Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-08-31
Enrollment: 85
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 8
Maximum age (years): 12
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: All children who were diagnosed with ADHD for the first time according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V, American Psychiatric Association, 2013) were classified in the ADHD group (n=33), children with ADHD who were treated with MPH for a minimum of 3 months and were followed-up at our clinic were classified in the treatment group (n=32), and typically developing children were classified in the third-the control group (n=20) in this observational cross-sectional study.

Brief summary: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a neurodevelopmental disorder that may have poor motor coordination and balance control. The effect of Methylphenidate treatment on balance and fall risk is still unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of methylphenidate (MPH) treatment on balance, fall risk, and sensorimotor integration in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).

Detailed description: Children who were diagnosed with ADHD for the first time were classified in the ADHD group (n=33), children with ADHD who were treated with MPH for a minimum of 3 months were classified in the treatment group (n=32), and typically developing children were classified in the third-the control group (n=20) in this observational cross-sectional study. Fall risk, static postural balance and sensorimotor integration were assessed using the Biodex Balance System.Postural stability tests, including overall stability index (OSI), anterior-posterior stability index (APSI), and medial-lateral stability index (MLSI), were used to evaluate postural control. The Modified Clinical Test of Sensory Interaction in Balance (m-CTSIB) testing protocol was used to evaluate sensory integration capabilities and balance. Fall risk was evaluated by biodex balance system.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Children who were diagnosed with ADHD for the first time according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V, American Psychiatric Association, 2013)

Exclusion Criteria:

* neurological disorders
* psychiatric disorders
* musculoskeletal disorders
* cardiopulmonary diseases
* visual impairments
* developmental coordination disorders that could affect balance

Primary outcomes:
measure: postural control
timeFrame: one year
measure: sensorimotor integration
timeFrame: one year
measure: Fall risk
timeFrame: one year
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Gulcan Ozturk
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