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Study NCT ID: NCT01978769
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2015-09-09
First Post: 2013-07-11

Brief Title: The Effect of Physical Effort in the Decision Making Process of Preadolescents With ADHD
Sponsor: Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Organization: Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Study Overview

Official Title: The Effect of Physical Effort in the Decision Making Process of Preadolescents With ADHD
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2013-07
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: None
Brief Summary: In the current study we will examine a specific aspect of these processes that has yet to be studied We will test the effect that a physically effortful assignment has on the choices that a preadolescent makes using a forced choice paradigm in which the participant will be asked to choose between and carry out either a high cost-high reward option HR or a low cost-low reward LR option The HR option will demand a significant amount of physical effort and will be paired up with a large reward as opposed to the LR option which will be less demanding physically and paired up with a small reward The assignment will be carried out using a hand held dynamometer which measures the power produced by the participants upper extremity

We propose that a child with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ADHD will choose a task that involves less effort despite the small reward tied to it compared to a control child who will choose the more demanding task and the larger reward
Detailed Description: In the current study we will examine a specific aspect of these processes that has yet to be studied We will test the effect that a physically effortful assignment has on the choices that a preadolescent makes using a forced choice paradigm in which the participant will be asked to choose between and carry out either a high cost-high reward option HR or a low cost-low reward LR option The HR option will demand a significant amount of physical effort and will be paired up with a large reward as opposed to the LR option which will be less demanding physically and paired up with a small reward The assignment will be carried out using a hand held dynamometer which measures the power produced by the participants upper extremity

We propose that a child with ADHD will choose a task that involves less effort despite the small reward tied to it compared to a control child who will choose the more demanding task and the larger reward

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: None
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: None