Central Executive Training and Parent Training for ADHD

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: ADHD
• Interventions: Device: Central Executive Training (CET); Behavioral: Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)

• Registration Number: NCT05492422
• Lead Sponsor: Florida State University

Brief Summary

The goal of the current project is to combine two evidence- based treatments for school-aged children with ADHD: Central Executive Training (CET) and Behavioral Parent Training (BPT). CET is a computerized training intervention that improves ADHD symptoms and academic functioning by improving children's working memory abilities. BPT is a therapeutic intervention that improves family functioning and child oppositional-defiant (ODD) symptoms by changing parenting behaviors. Their combined use is expected to provide complementary and additive benefits, particularly if CET is delivered before BPT.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-04
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-08
• Study Start: 2022-10-03
• Status Verified: 2025-03
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-03-05
• Last Update Posted: 2025-03-07
• Primary Completion: 2027-01-31
• Study Completion: 2027-07-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
CET-then-BPT	Central Executive Training (CET)	Families receive CET in Phase 1 followed by BPT in Phase 2
BPT-then-CET	Central Executive Training (CET)	Families receive BPT in Phase 1 followed by CET in Phase 2
Waitlist then CET+BPT	Central Executive Training (CET)	Families do not receive either intervention in Phase 1 and then receive both CET and BPT concurrently in Phase 2
BPT-then-CET	Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)	Families receive BPT in Phase 1 followed by CET in Phase 2
CET+BPT then 'waitlist' (follow-up)	Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)	Families receive CET and BPT concurrently in Phase 1, and then are followed in Phase 2 with not additional intervention
CET+BPT then 'waitlist' (follow-up)	Central Executive Training (CET)	Families receive CET and BPT concurrently in Phase 1, and then are followed in Phase 2 with not additional intervention
CET-then-BPT	Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)	Families receive CET in Phase 1 followed by BPT in Phase 2
Waitlist then CET+BPT	Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)	Families do not receive either intervention in Phase 1 and then receive both CET and BPT concurrently in Phase 2

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent stress index	Parent questionnaire requiring approximately 15 minutes to complete, administered to parent while child is completing the 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session
Alabama parenting scale	Parent questionnaire requiring approximately 15 minutes to complete, administered to parent while child is completing the 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session
Parenting sense of competence scale	Parent questionnaire requiring approximately 15 minutes to complete, administered to parent while child is completing the 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session
Rapport visuospatial/phonological working memory test	Administered during a 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ODD symptoms (DSM-based checklist)	Parent and teacher questionnaire requiring approximately 15 minutes to complete, administered to parent and mailed to teacher while child is completing the 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session
Behavior Assessment System for Children	Parent and teacher questionnaire requiring approximately 15 minutes to complete, administered to parent and mailed to teacher while child is completing the 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session
ADHD Rating Scale	Parent and teacher questionnaire requiring approximately 15 minutes to complete, administered to parent and mailed to teacher while child is completing the 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Florida State University; 🇺🇸 Tallahassee, Florida, United States