Evaluation of a parent training for families with children suffering from Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Completed

• Conditions: Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Registration Number: ISRCTN49671147
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Cologne (Germany)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2007-07-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 192

Inclusion Criteria

1. Parents' age greater than or equal to 18 years
2. Responsibility and legal capacity in parents
3. Diagnosis of ADHD in child (Diagnostic System for Psychiatric Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence [DISYPS])
4. Age of child between 6 and 11 years
5. Informed consent of the parents and the children available

Exclusion Criteria

1. Earlier or current participation in other intervention trials that might interfere with the current study
2. The main caregiver is currently receiving psychotherapeutic treatment
3. Developmental disorders in the child
4. Manifest critical life events as listed in Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders - fourth edition (DSM-IV-TR)
5. Insufficient parental resources to implement the intervention

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Intention-to-treat analysis of the reduction in child behaviour problems on the Home Situations Questionnaire (HSQ) by comparing the differences in mean scores on the 16 items (Likert scales from few [1] to very strong [10]) from pretest to follow up across the three conditions.<br><br>Comparisons between three randomised matched groups receiving one of the following forms of intervention: individual training, group training, and a waiting controls group.<br><br>All endpoints will be assessed at three measurement times:<br>T1: First measurement at Week 0 (pre)<br>T2: Second measurement at Week 6 (post)<br>T3: Third measurement 6 months after Week 11 (follow-up)