Evaluating the Efficacy of Sequenced Central Executive and Behavioral Parent Training for Children with ADHD

Florida State University1 site in 1 country200 target enrollmentOctober 3, 2022

Overview

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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

October 3, 2022

End Date

July 31, 2027

Last Updated

last year

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Crossover

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Florida State University

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Michael J. Kofler

Associate Professor

Florida State University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Parent stress index

Time Frame: 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

Time Frame: 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

Time Frame: 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

Time Frame: Administered during a 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session

Secondary Outcomes

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)