Psychoeducation in families of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in the United Kingdom

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Attention deficit disorder (ADD)/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Hyperkinetic disorders

Registration Number: ISRCTN26270684

Lead Sponsor: Kings College London (UK)

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 70

Inclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of attention deficit disorder (ADD)/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in child (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition [DSM-IV]), with most of their co-morbidity represented (except for the exclusion criteria), and any treatment prescribed
2. Age of child between 4 and 19 years, either sex
3. Informed consent of the parents and the children available
4. Parents' age greater than or equal to 18 years
5. Responsibility and legal capacity in parents
6. Participant on clinical ADHD symptoms stabilisation for at least 1 month before entering the study (with or without medical treatment)

Exclusion Criteria

1. Severe Autistic Spectrum Disorders (*)
2. Severe learning disabilities (*)
3. Earlier or current participation in other intervention trials that might interfere with the current study

(*) due to added problems to ADHD, thus requiring a different sort of intervention

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ADHD symptoms by Conners Scale, measured at baseline, 12 weeks, 6 months and 9 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Attitudes Towards Treatment by QATT<br>2. Adherence levels measured by direct questioning to families and pill counting (integrated into a composite)<br>3. Psychiatric conditions: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) <br>4. Children's Global Assessment Scale (C-GAS) <br>5. Clinical Global Impression (CGI)<br>6. Quality of life by PedsQL™ Core Version 4 and Cognitive Scale<br>7. Satisfaction with psychoeducation program by the Consumer Satisfaction Questionnaire<br>8. Parents Stress Index (PSI) 3rd Edition<br><br>Assessments on all measures pre-treatment and post-treatment. Follow-up assessment on all measures after 3 months and 6 months.