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Virtual Reality for Parent Training Intervention

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Interventions
Behavioral: Parent training
Behavioral: Virtual Reality-assisted PT sessions
Registration Number
NCT05809388
Lead Sponsor
IRCCS Centro Neurolesi "Bonino-Pulejo"
Brief Summary

Previous research has shown how parental responses can affect ADHD symptoms by triggering dysfunctional cyclic processes. Therefore, it may be useful within rehabilitative treatments to include parent training (PT). Recent literature data have demonstrated the potential of using virtual reality in the rehabilitation of children with ADHD. No study has been conducted on the use of virtual reality (VS) within a PT program. It is possible to hypothesize that virtual reality, by providing a controlled environment can help the parent improve his or her ability to self-control and perceive the child's difficulties. This allows the parent's empathizing skills to be implemented and reinforces the educational techniques learned during the parent training intervention.

Detailed Description

The investigators designed a single-blind, randomized, controlled study on ADHD patients and their parents, with the aim of evaluating the effects of virtual reality support during PT program compared to traditional PT sessions.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
68
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients diagnosed with ADHD, according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) criteria;
  • Age including 6 to 10 years;
  • Subjects with IQ >70;
  • Signed informed consent and the availability of at least one family member to participate in the diagnostic/therapeutic process.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Important comorbidities with psychiatric or neurological syndromes (e.g., epilepsy, known genetic syndromes, infantile cerebral palsy, sensory deficits);
  • Subjects under the age of 6 years;
  • Subjects older than 10 years of age;
  • Subjects diagnosed with intellectual disability (IQ ≤70);
  • Informed consent not signed and/or unavailability of at least one family member to participate in the diagnostic/therapeutic process.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Control Group (CG)Parent trainingThe CG will perform a standard Parent Training program plus two follow up sessions. Each pair of parents will perform a total of 12 treatment sessions fortnightly.
Experimental Group (EG)Parent trainingThe EG will perform a standard Parent Training program. This PT will be supplemented with virtual reality sessions. Each pair of parents will perform a total of 12 treatment sessions fortnightly.
Experimental Group (EG)Virtual Reality-assisted PT sessionsThe EG will perform a standard Parent Training program. This PT will be supplemented with virtual reality sessions. Each pair of parents will perform a total of 12 treatment sessions fortnightly.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Parenting Stress IndexMonth 9

Parenting Stress Index is for the early identification of characteristics that may impair normal child development, such as emotional and behavioral disorders and parents who are at risk of living dysfunctionally in their role; Parenting Stress Index has 36 items based on a five-point Likert scale where each value corresponds to a specific statement (1 = completely disagree; 5 = completely agree). The subscale scores range from 12 to 60, and the Total Stress score ranges from 36 to 180. The higher the score, the greater the level of parental stress.

The World Health Organization Quality of LifeMonth 9

World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF consists of 26 questions. World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF has Likert-type scoring ranging from 1 to 5. As the score obtained from the sub-domains of the scale increases, the quality of life increases.

Conners Rating ScaleMonth 9

Conners: a questionnaire that asks about things like behavior, work or schoolwork, and social life. The Conners-3 Parent Rating Scale (Conners-3-P) is the most recent revision to a widely used behavior rating scale system. The Conners-3-P includes 5 empirically derived scales: Hyperactivity/Impulsivity, Executive Functioning, Learning Problems, Aggression, and Peer Relations.Respondents are asked to rate behavior that has been problematic over the preceding month using a four-point Likert scale labeled with both levels of appropriateness (e.g., "Not true at all" = 0), and frequency (e.g., "Very frequent" = 3).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Tower of London TestT0 (BASELINE) - T1 (SIX MONTHS) - T2 (NINE MONTHS)

Tower of London Test : is used to assess executive functions, particularly the future implications of one's action

Parenting Styles QuestionnaireT0 (BASELINE) - T1 (SIX MONTHS) - T2 (NINE MONTHS)

This questionnaire assesses the types of parental styles by presenting a list of qualities and behaviors referred to situations of interaction with the child. Answers are collected using a Likert-scale 5-point, from never (=1) to always (=5). Parenting style is measured by calculating as an average over the items related to each style.

Child behavior ChecklistT0 (BASELINE) - T1 (SIX MONTHS) - T2 (NINE MONTHS)

Child behavior Checklist assesses emotional and behavioral problems in children

Test of Multidimensional self-esteemT0 (BASELINE) - T1 (SIX MONTHS) - T2 (NINE MONTHS)

TMA is gets an accurate measurement of self-esteem in developmental age a 150-items self-report questionnaire. It's made up of six subscales: interpersonal relationships, environmental control competence, emotionality, scholastic success, family life, body perception. Participants have to express their agreement with each item according to the following response options: absolutely true, true, false, absolutely false.

Nepsy- IIT0 (BASELINE) - T1 (SIX MONTHS) - T2 (NINE MONTHS)

Nepsy battery assess a whole range of general attentional and executive functions, such as the ability to inhibit learned automatic responses, to monitor and self-regulate one's own behaviors and responses, selective and sustained attention (vigilance), the ability to understand, generate, maintain, or change a set of response rules, non-verbal problem-solving skills, and the ability to plan and organize complex responses

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo

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Messina, Italy

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