Who can participate?
Healthy children 8 to 12 years old who have not been diagnosed with ADHD may be eligible to participate.
What will happen in the study?
If your child qualifies and you decide you want your child to be in the study, you and your child will come to Cincinnati Children’s two times during approximately one month. These are the things that will happen to your child while in the study:
We will:
- Collect information from you and your child related to past medical history and medications, development, learning, and current symptoms.
- Complete diagnostic and psycho-educational testing with your child, as well as tests of patterns of thinking and emotion and tests of motor coordination.
- Complete a test to look at an area of your child’s brain that controls movement, using a research device called a transcranial magnetic stimulator (TMS). This involves using a hand-held magnet over the scalp. The strength of the magnetic pulses is similar to the strength of pulses used in brain MRI scanners.
You and your child will be given a consent form that thoroughly explains all of the details of the study. A member of the study staff will review the consent form with you and will be sure that all of your questions are answered.
Will you/your child be paid to be in this research study?
Families will receive up to $125 for time and effort.