A parenting programme for Japanese mothers of children at risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Hyperkinetic disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN71988966
• Lead Sponsor: Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate Univers

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10826-020-01704-6 (added 18/11/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-06-15
• Study Completion: 2017-07-30
• Last Update Posted: 29 November 2021

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

Children at risk of ADHD aged 6-12 and their mothers. Children at risk of ADHD are identified through a three stage process:
1. Parental concern about child's ADHD behaviours
2. Child's score above the point of clinical concern on the parent SNAP
3. Parent willing to engage in behavioral intervention

Exclusion Criteria

1. Primary diagnosis of ASD
2. Families where the father is the primary caregiver
3. Japanese is not first language
4. Severe maternal mental illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parental self report on the parenting stress index short form at baseline and 14 weeks.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<br> 1. Self reported parenting practices on the parenting scale and objective parenting measured via structured observations of parent-child interaction at baseline and 14 weeks<br> 2. Parent and teacher reports of ADHD symptoms on the Swanson Nolan and Pelham scale (SNAP) at baseline and 14 weeks<br> 3. Internalising and externalising problems as measured by parental report on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) at baseline and 14 weeks<br>