The Visuo-Motor Attention Test in Boys with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Methylphenidate—Placebo Randomized Controlled Trial

Yaffa Hadar, Shraga Hocherman, Oren Lamm, Emanuel Tirosh

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    Abstract

    To assess the visuomotor attention ability in children with ADHD and controls and their response to placebo and Methylphenidate (MPH) treatment. 36 boys with ADHD and 36 age matched typical controls were administered the visuomotor attention test (VMAT) as a baseline and following a week of MPH(IR) or placebo administered to the study group, in a randomized crossover design. A significant difference between the study and control groups was found on several VMAT measures. No performance difference between ADHD dimensional sub-types was observed at the baseline assessment. Under MPH treatment a significant improvement in VMAT measures was observed and particularly in the combined and predominantly hyperactive (C\HI) type. The VMAT results obtained in the present study are consistent with previous findings. ADHD subtypes appear similarly short of visuomotor attention resources; a visuomotor test can be used in the assessment of gains derived from MPH treatment.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)96-103
    Number of pages8
    JournalChild Psychiatry and Human Development
    Volume52
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Feb 2021

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    Keywords

    • ADHD
    • ADHD subtype
    • Methylphenidate
    • Placebo

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
    • Developmental and Educational Psychology
    • Psychiatry and Mental health

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