Effectiveness of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

Procedure: craniosacral therapy techniques.: Participants in the experimental group will receive Manual Therapy (MT) designed for this study, which will include craniosacral therapy techniques. The sessions will last 40 minutes and will be conducted twice a week for the first 4 weeks, followed by once a week for the final 4 weeks.

Placebo Group: The placebo group will receive a dummy treatment with a duration of 40min, twice a week for the firt 4 week, follwed by once a week for the final 4 week.

Study summary

The main objective is to determine whether Manual Therapy (MT), in addition to conventional treatment, is more effective in improving ADHD symptoms than the application of conventional treatment alone.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Symptoms of ADHD (Parents Rating Scale) — At the star of the study (at basilne, 0 week), After the 2nd session (at the end of the first week), after 12th session (at the end of the eight week) and 4 months from the last session (24th week).
  Conners Parents Rating Scale. 48 items 0 = Never, 1 = Sometimes, 2 = Often, and 3 = Very Often. Scores 0-144. Scores greater than or equal to 59 = normal range, Scores 60-64 = mildly elevated symptom severity, Scores 65-69 = moderately elevated severity Scores \> 70 = presence of highly elevated severity.
• Symptoms of ADHD (Teacher Rating Scale) — At the star of the study (at basilne, 0 week), After the 2nd session (at the end of the first week), after 12th session (at the end of the eight week) and 4 months from the last session (24th week).
  Conners Teacher Rating Scale. 28 items. 0 = Never, 1 = Sometimes, 2 = Often, and 3 = Very Often. Scores 0-84. Scores greater than or equal to 59 = normal range, Scores 60-64 = mildly elevated symptom severity, Scores 65-69 = moderately elevated severity Scores \> 70 = presence of highly elevated severity.

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