Fifty patients who diagnosed as ADHD syndrome according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM 5) Criteria aged from 6 to 16 years old will be assigned randomly into 2 arms: arm 1: the patients will follow food regimen that cover recommended daily allowance (RDA) for macronutrients and micronutrients suitable for their ages without any food restriction, arm 2: the patients will follow food regimen that cover (RDA) for macronutrients and micronutrients suitable for their ages based on Oligoantigenic diet (OAD). Psychiatric assessment will be done before intervention and after 3 months of intervention.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
50
Oligoantigenic diet that will cover recommended daily allowance (RDA) of macronutrients and micronutrients according patients' ages according to our available sources of food in our culture and the diet consists typically of meat (e.g. chicken and lamb), carbohydrate sources (e.g., potatoes and rice), fruits (e.g., bananas, pears and apples), vegetables (e.g., cucumbers, carrot, lettuce, cauliflower, turnips, cabbage and broccoli)
Food regimen that will cover recommended daily allowance (RDA) for macronutrients and micronutrients according patients' ages without any food restriction
Ain Shams University
Cairo, Abbassia, Egypt
Conner's Parent Rating Scales-Revised (CRS-R)
This tool is used to assess the profile and severity of symptoms, response to treatment and follow up studies. Items will be scored on 14 subscales of symptoms including opposition, cognitive problems, inattention and hyperactivity. It is usually considered normal when T-scores are less than 60, while scores above 60 are signs of academic, behavioral or social issues.
Time frame: 3 months
Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL/6-18)
It is designed to obtain parents'/caregivers' reports of their children's problems and it is a reliable tool for assessing the traits associated with childhood mental health issues.
Time frame: 3 months
The Continuous Performance Test (CPT)
It is a measurement of sustained attention deficits. It requires participants to respond to predesignated targets among stimuli that will be presented at a rapid fixed rate.
Time frame: 3 months
Clinical Global Impression
Scale is designed to assess the effectiveness of a particular treatment: CGI-severity scale (CGI-S) assessing illness severity and CGI-C assessing global improvement or change. CGI-S will measure illness severity at baseline and after treatment on a scale of seven points
Time frame: 3 months
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