Effect of sweet almond syrup versus methylphenidate in children with ADHD: A randomized triple-blind clinical trial
Motaharifard MS, Effatpanah M, Karimi M, Akhondzadeh S, Rahimi H, Yasrebi SA, Nejatbakhsh F
Complementary therapies in clinical practice · 14 citas
Cómo se estudió
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Quién lo pagó
- Financiación
- Financiación independiente
- Universidad u hospital
- Clinical Trial Center, China Medical University Hospital
- Universidad u hospital
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services
- Subvenciones
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services (95-01-86-31723)
Según 2 financiadores declarados.
Publicación
- Publicado
- 2019-07-19 · Complement Ther Clin Pract · vol. 36 · págs. 170–175
- Editorial
- Elsevier BV
- Citado
- 18 citas · más que el 76% de estudios similares · 1.1× el promedio de su campo
- Referencias
- 48 trabajos
- Acceso
- De pago
- Áreas de investigación
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder · Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies · Medicinal Plant Extracts Effects
- Palabras clave
- attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, methylphenidate, Persian medicine, children, ADHD symptom reduction, treatment efficacy, drug safety
- MeSH
- humans, methylphenidate, central nervous system stimulants, plant extracts, antioxidants, double-blind method, attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity, adolescent, child, female, male, functional food, prunus dulcis
7 autores
- Monireh Sadat Motaharifard🇮🇷Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Mohammad Effatpanah🇮🇷Ziaeian Hospital; Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Mehrdad Karimi🇮🇷Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Shahin Akhondzadeh🇮🇷Roozbeh Hospital; Tehran University of Medical Sciences
- Habibollah Rahimi🇮🇷Kashan University of Medical Sciences
- Seyed Ali Yasrebi🇮🇷Ferdowsi University of Mashhad
- Fatemeh Nejatbakhsh🇮🇷 · autor de correspondenciaTehran University of Medical Sciences
Resumen
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Background and purpose
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common health disorders among children. Some patients do not respond to methylphenidate or cannot tolerate its side effects. Sweet almond syrup as a Persian Medicine preparation has been used for many years. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sweet almond for ADHD children.
Materials and methods
Fifty children aged 6-14 years with ADHD were recruited to the study. The participants were randomly assigned to two groups to receive either methylphenidate or sweet almond syrup. The outcomes were assessed using the Parent and Teacher ADHD Rating Scale every two weeks for 8 weeks.
Results
Results showed that the two treatments had similar effects on symptom reduction in ADHD children. No significant differences were observed between the two groups (F=2.3, df=1, p=0.13, F=0.57, df=1, p=0.47).
Conclusion
Sweet almond may be an effective treatment for ADHD children.
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