An Investigation of Chiropractic NET for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children.

• Register: ANZCTR
• Last refreshed on: 13 January 2020
• Main ID: ACTRN12606000332527
• Date of registration: 04/08/2006
• Prospective Registration: No
• Primary sponsor: Dr Henry Pollard (Primary Supervisor, Director of Research- Dept Health & Chiropractic Macquarie University)
• Public title: An Investigation of Chiropractic NET for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Children.
• Scientific title: A Comparative Clinical Investigation to determine whether the addition of Chiropractic Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) to an existing treatment (treatment plan participant is already on as prescribed by their referring specialist eg pharmacologic or psychotherapeutic treatment plan) can improve outcomes (ie; decrease inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity) as measured by Conners’ Parent Rating Scales-Revised:Long Version (CPRS-R:L) & Conners' Teacher Rating Scales-Revised:Long Version (CTRS-R:L) in children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
• Date of first enrolment: 01/07/2006
• Target sample size: 93
• Recruitment status: Recruiting
• URL: https://anzctr.org.au/ACTRN12606000332527.aspx
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Purpose: Treatment; Allocation: Randomised controlled trial; Masking: Blinded (masking used);Assignment: Parallel;Type of endpoint: Efficacy;
• Phase: Phase 2

Countries of recruitment

Australia

Contacts

• Name: Fay Karpouzis

• Name: Fay Karpouzis

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosis of ADHD made using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) (1994 & 2000).Inclusion Criteria will include children with; (a) a diagnosis of ADHD currently undergoing any traditional treatments and/or interventions ie; pharmacological, psychosocial therapy, psychotherapy, special educators, occupational therapy etc or combinations of the above, for a minimum of 2 months, or any children with a diagnosis of ADHD for a min of 2 months who have not undergone any treatment. (b) the following comorbid disorders will not be precluded from participation - Conduct Disorder (CD), Oppositional Defiant Disorder (ODD), Learning Disabilities (LD), and Anxiety Disorders, providing ADHD is the primary diagnosis as per DSM-IV.
Exclusion criteria: Children who have language difficulties, Communication disorders, Autism, Mutism, Asperger’s Syndrome, deafness, mood disorders and any other physical or mental disability that makes participation difficult.

Age minimum: 5 Years
Age maximum: 12 Years
Gender: Both males and females

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD);
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Intervention(s)

2 Experimental GROUPS:- approx 35 participants in each group, will be randomly allocated to (2) Experimental Group 1: ADHD children on existing treatment plan plus NET treatment (3) Experimental group 2: ADHD children on existing treatment plan plus sham NET treatment Experimental groups will be treated 2x/week for 1 month, then 1x/month for 6 months at which time study will conclude. At start time, 1 month & at 7 months CPRS-R:L questionnaires will be issued to parents to complete.

Primary Outcome(s)

Primary outcomes measured are the 3 core features of ADHD (ie; inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity) as measured by the Conners’ Parent Rating Scales: Revised-Long Version (CPRS:R-L). Positive outcomes would show a decrease in the CPRS:R-L overall. [At 1 & 7 months.]

Secondary Outcome(s)

A decrease in the subscales of CPRS:R-L in inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.[At 1 & 7 months.]

Source(s) of Monetary Support

Macquarie University Student Research Fund

Secondary Sponsor(s)

Fay Karpouzis

Ethics review

Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:

MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY