Mindfulness training for youth with ADHD: Improving self-control and ADHD symptoms

Phase 2

Completed

Conditions: 10009841
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
hyperkinetic disorder

Registration Number: NL-OMON43975

Lead Sponsor: Karakter

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

(1) 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 (K-SADS).
(2) 8-16 years old.
(3) At least one parent willing to participate.
(4) ADHD medication dose is stable, or there is an informed decision on not taking ADHD medication.
(5) Child and parent have an estimated IQ >= 80.
(6) Child and parent have adequate mastery of Dutch language.
(7) We allow for psychiatric comorbidities except psychosis, bipolar illness, active suicidality, untreated posttraumatic stress disorder or substance use, provided ADHD is the primary diagnosis in the child; similarly, we allow for psychopathology in the parents, except psychosis, bipolar disorder, active suicidality, untreated posttraumatic stress disorder or substance use.
(8) Not participating in another intervention study.

Exclusion Criteria

none

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Our primary outcome measure consists of parent ratings of child self-control on<br /><br>the Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF), which involves<br /><br>standardised ecologically-valid ratings of everyday self-control. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Other measures of child self-control, child behaviour, parental self-control,<br /><br>parental behaviour, and other measures (e.g. quality of life).</p><br>