The effects of L-theanine (Suntheanine®) on objective sleep quality in boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Alternative Medicine Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 348-354

  Lyon, Michael R ^a   Kapoor, Mahendra P ^b   Juneja, Lekh R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b TAIYO KAGAKU CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; ADD; ADHD; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Hyperactive; Hyperactivity; L theanine; Sleep; Theanine

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; SUNTHEANINE; THEANINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GLUTAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TOLERABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; TIC; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; GLUTAMATES; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84857403183     PISSN: 10895159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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