Journal of Attention Disorders

 

Advanced Search

Journal Navigation

Journal Home

Subscriptions

Archive

Contact Us

Table of Contents

Free Access - Register Here

Click here to sign up for SAGE Journal Email Alerts today!

Sign In to gain access to subscriptions and/or personal tools.
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow All Versions of this Article:
1087054707311042v1
11/5/599    most recent
Right arrow References
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to Saved Citations
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Right arrow Request Reprints
Right arrow Add to My Marked Citations
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Clark, D. L.
Right arrow Articles by Cook, A.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Clark, D. L.
Right arrow Articles by Cook, A.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati  
What's this?
This version was published on March 1, 2008
Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 11, No. 5, 599-611 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1087054707311042

Vestibular Stimulation for ADHD

Randomized Controlled Trial of Comprehensive Motion Apparatus

David L. Clark

Ohio State University

L. Eugene Arnold

Ohio State University, arnold.6{at}osu.edu

Lindsay Crowl

Ohio State University

Hernan Bozzolo

Ohio State University

Mario Peruggia

Ohio State University

Yaser Ramadan

Ohio State University

Robert Bornstein

Ohio State University

Jill A. Hollway

Ohio State University

Susan Thompson

Ohio State University

Krista Malone

Ohio State University

Kristy L. Hall

Ohio State University

Sara B. Shelton

Ohio State University

Dawn R. Bozzolo

Ohio State University

Amy Cook

Ohio State University

Objective: This research evaluates effects of vestibular stimulation by Comprehensive Motion Apparatus (CMA) in ADHD. Method: Children ages 6 to 12 (48 boys, 5 girls) with ADHD were randomized to thrice-weekly 30-min treatments for 12 weeks with CMA, stimulating otoliths and semicircular canals, or a single-blind control of equal duration and intensity, each treatment followed by a 20-min typing tutorial. Results: In intent-to-treat analysis (n = 50), primary outcome improved significantly in both groups (p = .0001, d = 1.09 to 1.30), but treatment difference not significant (p = .7). Control children regressed by follow-up (difference p = .034, d = 0.65), but overall difference was not significant (p = .13, d = .47). No measure showed significant treatment differences at treatment end, but one did at follow-up. Children with IQ-achievement discrepancy ≥ 1 SD showed significantly more CMA advantage on three measures. Conclusion: This study illustrates the importance of a credible control condition of equal duration and intensity in trials of novel treatments. CMA treatment cannot be recommended for combined-type ADHD without learning disorder. (J. of Att. Dis. 2008; 11(5) 599-611)

Key Words: ADHD • vestibular • treatment • sensory • trial • placebo


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati    What's this?