Can a hypnosis app help kids with ADHD focus and feel less anxious?
NCT ID NCT05741307
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a self-hypnosis smartphone app called Hypnotidoo could improve attention and reduce anxiety in children aged 7 to 12 with ADHD who were already taking methylphenidate. The app offers short, screenless audio sessions with stories and breathing exercises. Researchers measured changes using parent and child questionnaires over 14 weeks. The goal was to see if adding the app to standard treatment provides extra benefit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- self-hypnosis smartphone application (Hypnotidoo)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a simple, non-drug tool to help children with ADHD manage inattention and anxiety alongside their usual medication.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 49 participants and no blinding, so results may not be reliable or apply to all children with ADHD.
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Study facts
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- 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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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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7 to 12 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient of French mother tongue, aged 7 to 12 with a diagnosis of ADHD made by a child psychiatrist or neuropediatrician according to DSM-5 criteria * Patient treated with methylphenidate and followed by the child psychiatry department - Reference Center for Language and Learning Disorders of the Necker Enfants Malades Hospital * Information and consent of holders of parental authority and of the patient Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of an intellectual disability * Presence of an autism spectrum disorder
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
Paris, 75015, France
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