An interventional study of White noise and No white noise in ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Specific Learning Disorder and Specific Learning Disability, sponsored by IRCCS San Raffaele Roma. Completed at 1 site in Italy. Open to participants aged 8 Years to 13 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-01-29.
Sponsored by IRCCS San Raffaele Roma · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
White noise has been shown to improve working memory and attention in children diagnosed with ADHD . These cognitive abilities are fundamental to the acquisition of reading and writing skills. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to evaluate the effects of white noise on reading and writing performance in children with a diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) attending the first and second cycles of primary school.
The study is a randomized crossover clinical trial comprising five sequential phases. Each participant completes two standardized assessment sessions, one with white noise and one without, in a randomized order, separated by a four-week interval.
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This study's enrollment of 30 is below the median of 71 across 1,437 interventional studies indexed under Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity.
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Subjects are enrolled according to the following criteria: Intelligence Quotient (IQ), assessed using the Wechsler Intelligence Scales (WISC-IV), ≥ 70. Age between 8 and 13 years. Diagnosis of ADHD according to DSM-5 criteria.
Other: White noise · Other: No white noise
Subjects are enrolled according the following criteria: Intelligence Quotient (IQ), assessed using the Wechsler Intelligence Scales (WISC-IV), ≥ 70. Age between 8 and 13 years. Diagnosis of SLD with comorbid ADHD according to DSM-5 criteria.
Other: White noise · Other: No white noise
Reading and writing standardized assessment with white noise. The white noise, created for this study by an audio engineer, is played through a speaker positioned approximately 1 m from the participant, at an intensity of 60-65 dB within the designated testing environment. At the start of each session, participants are informed of its presence to prevent any potential discomfort. This adaptation phase lasts approximately 2-3 minutes.
Reading and writing standardized assessment in the absence of white noise.
Reading speed
For the passage-reading test and the word- and nonword-reading tasks: reading speed, expressed in syllables per second (syl/sec) was calculated by dividing the total number of syllables in the stimulus by the total reading time, measured in seconds.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Reading Accuracy
For the passage-reading test and the word- and nonword-reading tasks reading accuracy was defined as the total number of errors produced.
Time frame: 4 weeks
Plan to share: No
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Ran from May 2024 to primary completion in Nov 2025, 18 months.
Of 479 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity, half reached primary completion within 24 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 43. This study's 18 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 510 studies reached it within 23 months; a quarter within 11 and three quarters within 41.
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