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Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for the Treatment of ADHD

NCT03917953 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 78

Last updated 2021-03-15

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Summary

RATIONALE: Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation may improve attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

PURPOSE: This randomized-controlled trial study of treating attention deficit hyperactivity disorder of school-aged children with transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation to see how well it works compared to sham transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation.

Conditions

  • ADHD

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation

Patients in the experimental group will be treated for 20 min TEAS, twice a week, for a total of 4 weeks of treatment.The same intervention was performed in the sham group (electrode patches were attached at corresponding acupoints without electrical stimulation). Acupoint selection: baihui (GV 20), taichong (LR 3), taixi (KI 3).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Xian Children's Hospital

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Shaanxi Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    collaborator OTHER

  • Air Force Military Medical University, China

    collaborator OTHER

  • First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yan Li, Dr. · First Afflicated Hospital Xian Jiaotong University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-01
Completion
2020-01-17

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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