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Mindfulness Training for Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Mindful Parenting

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Interventions
Other: MYmind mindfulness training
Other: Care-as-usual for children (8-16 years old) with ADHD
Registration Number
NCT03220308
Lead Sponsor
Karakter Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie
Brief Summary

This study evaluates the effectiveness of an 8-week mindfulness group training for children (8-16 years old) with ADHD in combination with a parallel mindful parenting training for their parents. Half of the participants will be randomly assigned to the mindfulness training in addition to care-as-usual (CAU); the other half to CAU-only.

The hypothesis is that compared to care-as-usual only, the addition of the mindfulness training will improve self-control of youth with ADHD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
103
Inclusion Criteria
  • Child has a clinical diagnosis of ADHD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; DSM-IV or DSM-5 system, and confirmed by a structured interview (The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for school-Age Children (K-SADS)).
  • Child receives CAU and has remaining ADHD-symptoms (average score > 1.0 on the investigator-rated DSM-5 items from the Conners' ADHD rating scale).
  • Child is between 8 and 16 years old.
  • At least one parent is willing to participate.
  • ADHD medication dose is stable, or there is an informed decision on not taking ADHD medication.
  • Psychiatric comorbidities are allowed except psychosis, bipolar illness, active suicidality, untreated posttraumatic stress disorder or substance use, provided ADHD is the primary diagnosis in the child; similarly, psychopathology in the parents is allowed except psychosis, bipolar disorder, active suicidality, untreated posttraumatic stress disorder or substance use.
  • Child and parent have an estimated intelligence quotient (IQ) ≥ 80.
  • Child and parent have adequate mastery of Dutch language.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Child or the participating parent(s) have participated in a mindfulness programme in the past year or ever in a Mindful Parenting training.
  • Child or parent is participating in another intervention study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Mindfulness for child and parent + CAUMYmind mindfulness trainingMYmind mindfulness training in addition to care-as-usual for children aged 8-16 years with ADHD
Care-as-usual (CAU) onlyCare-as-usual for children (8-16 years old) with ADHDCare-as-usual for children (8-16 years old) with ADHD
Mindfulness for child and parent + CAUCare-as-usual for children (8-16 years old) with ADHDMYmind mindfulness training in addition to care-as-usual for children aged 8-16 years with ADHD
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline in parent-rated self-control of the childBaseline, 3, 5 and 9 months

Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function, parent-report (BRIEF-P)

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change from Baseline in parent-rated behaviour problems of the childBaseline, 3, 5 and 9 months

Conners' Parent Rating Scales-Revised: Long (CPRS-R), subscales: inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive symptoms according to the 4th version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV), oppositional, anxious/shy, social problems and the Emotional Lability index

Change from Baseline in parent-rated autistic social impairment of the childBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Social Responsiveness Scale, parent-report (SRS-P)

Change from Baseline in parent-rated quality of life of the childBaseline, 3 and 9 months

KIDSCREEN-10, parent-report

Change from Baseline in teacher-rated self-control of the childBaseline, 3 and 5 months

Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function, teacher-report (BRIEF-T)

Change from Baseline in teacher-rated behaviour problems of the childBaseline, 3 and 5 months

Conners' Teacher Rating Scales-Revised: Long (CTRS-R), subscales: inattentive and hyperactive-impulsive symptoms according to the 4th version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV), oppositional, anxious/shy, social problems and the Emotional Lability index

Change from Baseline in teacher-rated autistic social impairment of the childBaseline and 3 months

Social Responsiveness Scale, teacher-report (SRS-T)

Change from Baseline in self-rated dispositional mindfulness of the childBaseline, 3, 5 and 9 months

Child and Adolescent Mindfulness Measure (CAMM), self-report

Change from Baseline in self-rated brooding of the childBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), subscale: brooding, self-report

Change from Baseline on the Stop task in the childBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Computer based neurocognitive assessments of self-control in the child

Change from Baseline on the Probabilistic reversal learning task in the childBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Computer based neurocognitive assessments of self-control in the child

Change from Baseline on the Temporal discounting task in the childBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Computer based neurocognitive assessments of self-control in the child

Change from Baseline in self-rated self-control of the parentBaseline, 3, 5 and 9 months

Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function, self-report (BRIEF-A)

Change from Baseline in self-rated ADHD traits of the parentBaseline, 3, 5 and 9 months

DSM-5 based ADHD traits, self-report

Change from Baseline in self-rated mindfulness in parenting of the parentBaseline, 3, 5 and 9 months

Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale (IM-P), self-report

Change from Baseline in self-rated autistic traits of the parentBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Short Autism Quotient Questionnaire-Adult Version (AQ-10), self-report

Change from Baseline in self-rated symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress in the parentBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 (DASS-21), self-report

Change from Baseline in self-rated brooding of the parentBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Ruminative Response Scale (RRS), subscale: brooding, self-report

Change from Baseline on the Stop task in the parentBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Computer based neurocognitive assessments of self-control in the parent

Change from Baseline on the Probabilistic reversal learning task in the parentBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Computer based neurocognitive assessments of self-control in the parent

Change from Baseline in self-rated quality of life of the parentBaseline, 3 and 9 months

World Health Organization-Five Well-Being Index (WHO-5), self-report

Change from Baseline in self-rated emotional well-being, psychological well-being and social well-being of the parentBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF), self-report

Change from Baseline on the Temporal discounting task in the parentBaseline, 3 and 9 months

Computer based neurocognitive assessments of self-control in the parent

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Karakter, Expertisecentrum voor kinder- en jeugdpsychiatrie

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Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands

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