Neurocognitive and Neurobiological Improvement in ADHD Children by Modification of Dietary Protein

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Multicenter, Prospective, randomized, comparative and controlled study about the beneficial effects in behavior and brain connectivity of different dietary patterns in 100 children with ADHD between 7 and 12 years, followed up for 3 months of nutritional therapy.

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development
• Collaborators: Child Health Foundation; PronoKal Foundation

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• ADHD diagnosed 12 months before

• no take medication

• BMI above the 25th percentile

• Wiesel score between 80 and 100 (about 120)

• Patients who agree to participate and whose guardians signed the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria:

• eating disorders

• psychosis, bipolar disorder or depression

• kidney or liver failure

• diabetes

• diuretic or cortisone treatment

• haematological problems

• suprarenal diseases

• cancer

• Brain injury

• Cardiovascular or arrhythmia problems