Guided Self-Help for Parents of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: CBT Based Self-help Workbook + Counseling Telephone

• Registration Number: NCT01351246
• Lead Sponsor: University of Cologne

Brief Summary

Cognitive-behavioral based guided self-help for parents of children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is investigated in a feasibility and effectiveness study. The treatment is offered under routine-care conditions of the health-care system in Germany. Practicability, treatment participation and effectiveness is documented and tested in a one-group pre-test/post-test design.

Detailed Description

Self-directed interventions may overcome many of the barriers associated with accessing face-to-face services, as there is lowered stigma and significantly reduced or eliminated cost, transport, and timing difficulties. Families can complete self-directed programs at home, in their own time and at their own pace. Furthermore self-administered programs are often very cost-effective and their use can ease the financial burden of mental health of the community. These parenting programs can be particularly effective by reaching the populace. Moreover in primary care settings where financial resources, time and expertise might be lacking to provide behavioral interventions, self-directed programs might be a promising tool for disseminating effective parenting interventions more widely.

Bibliotherapy is one form of self-directed therapy. In bibliotherapy a selected book is thought to meet the specific need of the person to be treated and reading is used as the therapeutic technique. In opposition to pure self-help programs, bibliotherapy in terms of guided self-help provides patients (or parents) with written instructions as well as therapeutic contacts at regular intervals. During these contacts, problems and questions can be discussed to give further support. Self-help interventions have already proven to be effective for adults with anxiety or affective disorders as well as for depressive adolescents. However there has only been little research concerning the reduction of children's behaviour problems through parental self-help programs under minimal contact conditions.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-05
• Study First Submitted: 2011-05-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-05-09
• Study First Posted: 2011-05-10
• Primary Completion: 2014-02
• Study Completion: 2014-03
• Status Verified: 2014-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-04-14
• Last Update Posted: 2014-04-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 300

Inclusion Criteria

• Child diagnosis of ADHD

Exclusion Criteria

• Language or reading difficulties of participating parent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention	CBT Based Self-help Workbook + Counseling Telephone	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Total score of the Symptom Checklist Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (SCL-ADHD, Döpfner, Görtz-Dorten & Lehmkuhl, 2008	one year	Questionnaire assesses the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV and ICD-10 for ADHD. Informant is participating parent.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)	1 year	Questionnaire assesses comorbid symptoms. Informant is the participating parent.
Quality of Life Questionnaire KINDL (Ravens-Sieberer & Bullinger, 2000)	1 year	Questionnaire assesses child´s quality of life. Informant is participating parent.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Cologne; 🇩🇪 Cologne, NRW, Germany