Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain Development in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2005-08-31

Brief Summary

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The primary purpose of this study is to investigate brain whether ADHD represents a disruption or a delay of brain development. Children and adolescents both with and without ADHD are asked to participate in several MRI sessions, two years apart. This will allow us to chart brain development over time, both in typical development and ADHD, and therefore to address whether ADHD represents a disruption or a delay of typical brain development.

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Detailed Description

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common and impairing neuropsychiatric disorder of childhood, occurring in 3 to 5% of all school-age children. This disorder is associated with greater risks for low academic achievement, school dropouts, poor family and peer relations, aggression, substance abuse, driving accidents and chronic problems in adult adaptation. As such, it has an enormous impact on the utilization of medical and health care services, and the direct and indirect costs of this disorder are high. However, in a large number of children symptoms dissipate as they grow up and they go on to function normally and lead typical lives. This has lead to speculation that ADHD may not so much represent a disruption, as a delay of brain development. This aim of this study is to address this issue.

There is a growing body of research supporting the existence of deficits in brain anatomy associated with ADHD, with evidence of reductions in overall brain size, cortical gray matter and subcortical structures. However, reported effect sizes are small and results not always consistent. Anatomical MRI studies may be easily confounded, as brain development is complex and associated with both progressive and regressive changes in brain anatomy. In this study, we propose to combine longitudinal data from a large cohort of children and adolescents with state-of-the-art imaging methods (including diffusion tensor imaging and voxelbased morphometry) to investigate brain development in ADHD. This will allow us to address the question whether ADHD represents a disruption or a delay of brain development.

Conditions

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 6 - 18 years at initial MRI

* DSM-IV (APA, 1994) diagnosis of ADHD, according to DISC interview
* Scores in the clinical range on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Teacher Rating Form(TRF)

* No DSM-IV (APA, 1994) diagnosis, according to DISC interview
* No scores in the clinical range on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) and Teacher Rating Form (TRF)

Exclusion Criteria

* IQ \< 70
* Major illness of the cardiovascular, the endocrine, the pulmonal or the gastrointestinal system
* Presence of metal objects in or around the body (pacemaker, dental braces)
* History of or present neurological disorder
* For individuals over 12 years of age: legal incompetence, defined as the obvious inability to comprehend the information that is presented by the investigator and is outlined in the Information letter and on which the decision to participate in the study is to be based

Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes