Parent Child Interaction Therapy versus methylphenidate in preschool ADHD.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- ADHD and behavior problems in preschool children.ADHD en gedragsproblemen bij peuters en kleuters.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29136
- Lead Sponsor
- Accare, Division University Medical center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Groningen, The Netherlands.
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 60
Inclusion Criteria
1. Children of both sexes, of any ethnic and cultural background, ages 2;6 to 6 years;
2. At time of referral a diagnostic and statistical manual fourth edition (DSM-IV; American Psychiatric Association, 1994) consensus diagnosis of ADHD any subtype, including ADHD-Not Otherwise Specified;
Exclusion Criteria
1. Previous PCIT; other forms of previous treatments are acceptable, including the use of previous psychotropic medication;
2. The child has a major medical condition that would interfere with involvement in a long-term study or could be affected negatively by methylphenidate, including the presence of schizophrenia, hyperthyroidism, cardiac arrhythmias, angina pectoris, and glaucoma;
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure will be the primary caretaker’s ECBI. This is a widely used parent rating scale designed to measure conduct problem behavior in children between the ages of 2 and 16 years.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method