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Methylphenidate and the Relations Between Emotional Processing and Social Functioning Among Children With ADHD

NCT01278667 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2011-01-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Children with ADHD are in high risk to develope social difficulties. The present study will examine the emotional processing in those children. The main purpose is to investigate the connection between memory and recognition of facial expressions, how those abilities influence social functioning and if Methylphenidate influence the emotional processing.

The study will include 80 children in ages 9-12 years, devided in 2 groups; children with ADHD treated with Methylphenidate, and healthy children without ADHD. The children will do computerized tasks that examine recognition and memory of facial expressions. Social function will be examined by questionnaires filled by parents and teachers.

Conditions

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bnai Zion Medical Center

    lead OTHER_GOV

Principal Investigators

  • Miguel Schwartz, MD · Dep. of Neurology, Bnai Zion Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

Eligibility

Min Age
9 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2012-06-30

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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