Clinical Trial for ADHD in Teenagers
Bradley Hospital, Butler Hospital, and Brown University are working together to help more teenagers through a new treatment – brain stimulation.
Fast Facts
Diagnosed With ADHD
12-18 Years Old
Compensation Provided
Conducted in Providence, RI
Study Background
Can magnetic stimulation help improve ADHD symptoms in teenagers?
Current clinical treatments for ADHD are great for some kids, but they don’t work for many kids. Bradley Hospital, Butler Hospital, and Brown University are working together to help more teenagers through a new treatment – brain stimulation. Your child can participate in developing one potential ADHD treatment for the future – one that focuses on the underlying cause of the disorder and not just the behavior.
This clinical trial is testing whether a common type of brain stimulation can enhance the dysfunctional brain activity that underlies ADHD to improve clinical symptoms in teenagers. The study includes one visit at Bradley Hospital, one visit at Brown University, and 22 visits at Butler Hospital.
Teens do not have to stop their medications or therapies to participate. Teens are compensated for participation. We believe your participation may directly improve your child’s symptoms. By joining our study, you are giving back to the ADHD community as part of our unified effort to develop the next generation of treatments. Help us develop treatments for teens who have ADHD in the future!
Study Background
Can magnetic stimulation help improve ADHD symptoms in teenagers?
Current clinical treatments for ADHD are great for some kids, but they don’t work for many kids. Bradley Hospital, Butler Hospital, and Brown University are working together to help more teenagers through a new treatment – brain stimulation. Your child can participate in developing one potential ADHD treatment for the future – one that focuses on the underlying cause of the disorder and not just the behavior.
This clinical trial is testing whether a common type of brain stimulation can enhance the dysfunctional brain activity that underlies ADHD to improve clinical symptoms in teenagers. The study includes one visit at Bradley Hospital, one visit at Brown University, and 22 visits at Butler Hospital.
Teens do not have to stop their medications or therapies to participate. Teens are compensated for participation. We believe your participation may directly improve your child’s symptoms. By joining our study, you are giving back to the ADHD community as part of our unified effort to develop the next generation of treatments. Help us develop treatments for teens who have ADHD in the future!
Additional Information
This clinical trial is testing whether a common type of brain stimulation can enhance the dysfunctional brain activity that underlies ADHD to improve clinical symptoms in teenagers.
We believe your participation may directly improve your child’s symptoms. By joining our study, you are giving back to the ADHD community as part of our unified effort to develop the next generation of treatments.
Teens who meet the following criteria may qualify for the study.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Ages 12-18
- Diagnosed with ADHD
- Able to attend multiple study visits during typical business hours at Bradley Hospital, Brown University, and Butler Hospital
- Ongoing difficulties with attention or working memory
- No previous diagnosis of autism or intellectual disability
- No active mania or psychosis
- No history of neurological disorder or traumatic brain injury
- Able to undergo an MRI (no non-removable metal in body or severe claustrophobia)
Participation will involve one visit at Bradley Hospital, one visit at Brown University, and 22 visits at Butler Hospital. Most study visits are 30-60 minutes.
Teens will be asked to participate in sessions of non-invasive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), which stimulates their brains. They will continue their current medications and therapies during the study. Every teen receives the treatment, which is two weeks of daily brain stimulation. Every teen also receives the fake or “placebo” intervention for a separate two weeks.
Yes, participating teens will be compensated.
There is no cost for you or your teen to participate in our research study.
