Training adolescents with ADHD to plan and organize: investigating short- and longterm effects of treatment.

Completed

• Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is the condition being studied. Keywords EN: ADHD, executive functioning, planning, cognitive-behavioral therapy, adolescentsKeywords NL: ADHD, executieve functies, planning, cognitieve gedragstherapie, adolescentie

• Registration Number: NL-OMON26865
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Amsterdam

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 28 February 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Not specified
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

Adolescents (both male and female) in the ages 13 to 16, who go to secondary school and have got a diagnosis of ADHD (combined subtype or predominantly Inattentive subtype). Also the participating adolescents have an IQ higher than 80 and need to have significant problems with planning and organizing.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Comorbid substance-use disorder;

2. Mood disorder with a risk of suicide;

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Symptoms of ADHD will be measured using the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale and the Child Behavior Checklist;<br>2. Executive functioning will be measured using the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF), D-KEFS Tower task, Behavioral Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS) and the Trail Making Test.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Parental stress will be measured using the Parental Stress Index; changed to Conflict Behavior Questionnaire;<br>2. Schoolfunctioning will be monitored by teachers of the adolescents using the first part of the Teacher Report Form; changed to Homework Problems Checklist and Classroom Performance Scale;<br>3. Adolescents attitude towards school will be measured using the School Attitude Questionnaire Internet (SAQI);<br>4. Internalizing comorbidity will be measured with the Child Depression Inventory and the SCARED.