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Sleeping Sound with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Disturbance of activity and attention
Registration Number
ISRCTN50834814
Lead Sponsor
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (Australia)
Brief Summary

1. 2017 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28377393 2. 2019 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30654852 (added 21/01/2019)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
320
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria as of 13/01/2017
Families of children aged 5 - 12 years (either sex) with caregiver report of:
1. Moderate to severe sleep problems
2. ADHD symptoms meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for ADHD (child also needs to have been previously diagnosed with ADHD by a paediatrician)
3. At least one of the following sleep problems as defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine diagnostic criteria (2014):
3.1 Chronic insomnia disorder
3.2 Sleep-wake phase disorder
3.3 Sleep-related anxiety”

Original inclusion criteria:
Families of children aged 5 - 12 years (either sex) with caregiver report of:
1. Moderate to severe sleep problems
2. ADHD symptoms meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for ADHD (child also needs to have been previously diagnosed with ADHD by a paediatrician)
3. At least one of the following sleep problems as defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine diagnostic criteria (2005):
3.1. Sleep onset association disorder
3.2. Limit setting disorder
3.3. Delayed sleep phase
3.4. Primary insomnia
3.5 Anxiety-associated insomnia

Exclusion Criteria

Potential participants will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following conditions:
1. Suspected obstructive sleep apnoea as screened by three obstructive sleep apnoea items from the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and interview with CI Hiscock (paediatrician)
2. Have a major illness (e.g. cerebral palsy) or disability (e.g. intellectual disability)
3. Non-English speaking

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Parent report of child sleep problem at 3 month follow up
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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