Could probiotics help kids with ADHD? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07459699
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether probiotics, a dietary supplement, can improve attention and brain-gut health in children aged 8 to 11 with mild ADHD. Half of the 80 participants will receive probiotics, and half a placebo. The main focus is on changes in attention test scores over time.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Probiotics (dietary supplement)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, safe supplement to help ease ADHD symptoms in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early pilot study with only 80 children. It may show no benefit, and results may not apply to all kids with ADHD.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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8 to 11 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Males and females aged 8 - 11 years * With mild ADHD symptoms * Patient and parents (legal representatives) able and willing to participate in the research by complying with the protocol procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Metabolic disorder * Severe chronic disease * GI disorders found to be inconsistent with the conduct of the study by the investigator * Neurological disorder involving central function (e.g., intellectual disability, autism spectrum disorder, epilepsy, narcolepsy) * Currently treated with a medication with primary central nervous system activity or major psychiatric condition requiring hospitalization * With a known or suspected food allergy or intolerance or hypersensitivity to any of the study products' ingredients * Having taken prebiotic or probiotic treatment in the month prior to inclusion, or having taken antibiotics for more than one week in the 3 months prior to inclusion, * Taking part in another clinical trial or being in the exclusion period of a previous clinical trial, * Parents (legal representatives) presenting a psychological or linguistic incapability to sign the ICF, * Parents (legal representatives) impossible to contact in case of emergency.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics & Child Health Care Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
RECRUITINGShanghai, China
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