Clinical Trial: Sleepiness and Driving Performances in Adults With Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional




Official Title: Sleepiness and Performances Degradation in Adults Presenting an Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Brief Summary: The Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a developmental disorder which affects 3 to 5 % of school age children. This disorder persists in the adulthood for 60 % of subjects. Children with ADHD are sleepier during the day than normal children. However, there is no information concerning the diurnal sleepiness of adults with ADHD and the impact of this sleepiness on their driving capacity. The investigators postulate that the negative impact of ADHD is due to an awakening disorder which adds to the attentional disorder. The aim of this study is to estimate both the sleepiness by a Maintenance Wakefulness Test (MWT) and the capacity to drive in adults with ADHD.