Beat-It: A pilot study on the practicality and effectiveness of a m-health application in improving emotion regulation in adolescents with externalizing disorder.
- Conditions
- ADHDConduct Disorder10021563
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON40187
- Lead Sponsor
- Yulius
- Brief Summary
Trial is onging in other countries
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 26
1. All adolescents included in the study will be from 12 to 18 years of age.
2. All adolescents must have an official DSM-IV diagnosis ADHD, ODD or CD.
3. Adolescent are in the possesion of a smartphone with an Android based operating system. Suitable smartphones are made by Samsung, HTC, Huawei, Motorola, LG, Sony Ericsson en Acer. For a complete overview of suitable smartphones please check appendix K6 of the protocol.
4. Minimum total intelligence score must be 70. If the total intelligence score is not known, had been established by a non-COTAN approved test or has been performed more than to years previous to the start of the intervention, total intelligence score will be established using the short version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children third version (WISC-III-NL, Wechsler, 2005) for the adolescents younger than 16 years. If the adolescent is 16 years of age or older, the total intelligence score will be established using the short version of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale * fourt edition * Dutch version (WAIS-IV-NL, Wechsler, 2012).
5. Both adolescents and at least one of the parents/legal guardians must have a reasonable understanding of the Dutch language.
6. Adolescents can only be included after a written informed consent has been signed by both parents or legal guardians and adolescents. It is important that parents and adolescents understand the information and are able to fill out the consent form.
7. During the intervention all medication used by the adolescent is permitted.
8. A score within the clinical range of the SDQ (parent version) has to be met.
1. Adolescent with Axis-I disorders other than the discribed disorders will be excluded.
2. Adolescent who are not in the posession of or do not have acces to an android based smartphone can not be included.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Primary study parameters are self-reported behavioural problems and<br /><br>self-reported maladaptive emotion regulation strategies.</p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>Secondary parameters are psychological problems and functioning of the<br /><br>individual.</p><br>