BIND
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Biomarkers in Neurodevelopmental Disorders (BIND)
IRAS ID
190815
Contact name
Philip J Asherson
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
King's College London
Duration of Study in the UK
2 years, 1 months, 28 days
Research summary
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are common and chronic neurodevelopmental disorders. They start in early childhood and frequently persist into adulthood. They often co-occur with other mental health problems and produce a high burden for society and economy. ASD and ADHD show an overlap in risk factors as well as similar brain and cognitive problems. Sometimes a single patient can be diagnosed with both of these disorders. It would be very useful to describe more uniform subtypes of both disorders which will be easier to understand and treat. We will address this problem by relating diagnostic data to cognitive measures (including attention, memory and processing of emotions) in a sample of adults with ADHD (53 participants), ADS (53 participants) and controls (53 participants). The clinical sample will be recruited at Maudsley Hospital and participants will give informed consent to participate. We will use a number of questionnaires, computerized tests and a non-invasive method of capturing eye-movements (eye-tracking) and brain waves (electroencephalography). We estimate that the whole research procedure will take about two hours to complete. Our aim is to identify which cognitive processes are shared and which are unique for ADHD and ASD in adults. We hope that results of this study will help to improve diagnosis and treatment of ADHD and ASD in adults by creating more individualized approaches for patients with specific problems. This research is funded by the European Commission as a part of Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Networks (http://www.mindproject.eu/).
REC name
London - Queen Square Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/2067
Date of REC Opinion
18 Nov 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion