Annick Huberts-Bosch, Margreet Bierens, Verena Ly, Jessica van der Velde, Heleen de Boer, Gerry van Beek, Danielle Appelman, Sacha Visser, Lisa H P Bos, Lisa Reijmers, Jolanda van der Meer, Niki Kamphuis, Jos M T Draaisma, Rogier Donders, Gigi H H van de Loo-Neus, Pieter J Hoekstra, Marco Bottelier, Alejandro Arias-Vasquez, Helen Klip, Jan K Buitelaar, Saskia W van den Berg, Nanda N Rommelse
An Elimination Diet (ED) may be effective in reducing symptoms of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), but has never been compared to an active control condition [i.e., Healthy Diet (HD)]. In a two-armed RCT, a total of N = 165 children (5-12 years) with ADHD were randomized by means of minimization (1:1) to either an ED (N = 84) or HD (N = 81) within two Dutch child and adolescent psychiatry centers. The design included a non-randomized comparator arm including N = 58 children being treated with Care as Usual (CAU)...
July 11, 2023: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry