Food Additives Effects on EEG Profiles in College Students With ADHD

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

In brief

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of food additives on college students with ADHD. This study could potentially answer an important question which still remains unanswered as to whether certain food additives may be able to cause cognitive and electrical activity changes in college students with and without ADHD. In this context, food additives will be artificial food coloring.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03342469

Run by

American University

People needed

29

Starts

2018-01-01

Expected to finish

2018-10-15

Last updated by the study team

2020-09-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Generally good health
• 18-24 years old
• Currently attending college
• Physician's diagnosis of ADHD (unless control participant)
• Stable medication dose and frequency for 3 months before the study
• Willing to suspend ADHD medication administration on testing day and the day after testing

You may not qualify if…

• Presence of comorbid psychiatric condition other than comorbid depression or anxiety
• Autism
• Severe asthma requiring past hospitalization
• Seizure disorder

Where it is running

• American University — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States

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