Nerofeeback Training (NFT) of ADHD child at home

JRCT ID: jRCT1030220201

Registered date:08/07/2022

Basic Information

• Recruitment status: Complete
• Health condition(s) or Problem(s) studied: ADHD
• Date of first enrollment: 22/07/2022
• Target sample size: 8
• Study type: Interventional
• Intervention(s): After screening the subjects, parents of the target children will be asked to learn about balanced dietary, behavioral modification techniques for ADHD problem behavior, and neurofeedback training (NFT) procedures by Internet with researchers. In addition, they are asked to send the data of their child's brain waves of three sites of the midline of the brain. Based on the results of the data analysis, the researcher determines the training protocol, and following the protocol, parents start a 20-minute NFT at home, twice a week for 10 weeks. After each session, the parents are asked to send the data by e-mail. After the training, the researchers verify the effects of NFT before and after the intervention.

Outcome(s)

• Primary Outcome: QEEG Data, NFT SMR Data
• Secondary Outcome: Connors Japanese Version ADHD Test

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

• Age minimum: >= 8age old
• Age maximum: <= 10age 12month old
• Gender: Both
• Include criteria: 8 to 10 year old who has been diagnosed with ADHD at the start of the study, or is troubled by problem behaviors at home or at school due to a lack of attention or behavior control. At the same time, parents should have a PC at home and be able to interact with researchers online, send data, and conduct training for their children twice a week.
• Exclude criteria: The participant who has prescribed medication for ADHD, or diagnosed leaky intestinal syndrome, epilepsy or brain injury, intellectual and developmental disabilities, self-harm, etc.

Related Information

• Primary Sponsor: Tazaki Miyako