Effects of Sleep Extension on Inhibitory Control in Children With ADHD: A Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT: Objective: Children with ADHD often have sleep complaints and cognitive deficits. The aim of this pilot study was to determine whether sleep extension improves inhibitory control, a primary cognitive deficit in ADHD. Method: Children with (n = 11) and without (n = 15) ADHD participated in a within-subject sleep extension intervention that targeted nocturnal sleep duration. Sleep was assessed with actigraphy and polysomnography. Inhibitory control was assessed with a Go/No-Go task. Results: For children without ADHD, there was a significant main effect of time, such that morning inhibitory control was 10% greater than evening inhibitory control. However, inhibitory control did not differ between the baseline and extension conditions in this group. For chil

SUBMITTER: Cremone-Caira A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7887756 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature