Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in College Students - Study 1

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ADHD
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Targeting Executive Dysfunction in College Students with ADHD

• Registration Number: NCT05588505
• Lead Sponsor: Northwell Health

Brief Summary

College students with ADHD have significant difficulty effectively managing their time, organizing, planning, and completing their academic work. As a result, they typically have lower grade-point averages, more course failures and withdrawals, are more likely to be placed on academic probation and are less likely to graduate from college than students without ADHD. The purpose of this project is to refine and test a psychological intervention on campus to help students with ADHD develop these self-management skills so that they can be more successful in college and avoid these negative outcomes.

Detailed Description

Participants will be assessed pre- and post-intervention during interviews with the clinician-investigators and on several self-report questionnaires designed to assess their self-management of time, organization, and planning. Feedback of the results will be discussed with them, including any recommendations for further treatment.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-09-01
• Study First Submitted: 2022-10-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-10-18
• Study First Posted: 2022-10-20
• Status Verified: 2025-01
• Primary Completion: 2025-01-20
• Study Completion: 2025-01-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-01-21
• Last Update Posted: 2025-01-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 41

Inclusion Criteria

• Student at The City College of New York
• Diagnosis of ADHD, Inattentive or Combined Subtype
• In good physical health

Exclusion Criteria

• Actively abusing drugs or alcohol within the past 6 months
• Actively suicidal
• Diagnosis of borderline personality disorder
• Diagnosis of bipolar disorder
• Diagnosis of a psychotic disorder
• Neurological disorder (such as traumatic brain injury, brain tumor, Parkinson's)
• History of childhood abuse or trauma or psychiatric condition that prevents clear
• confirmation of the presence of ADHD in childhood
• Any other acute psychiatric condition (e.g. acute panic disorder, severe depression) with treatment needs that take precedence over ADHD.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy delivered in a group format	Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy Targeting Executive Dysfunction in College Students with ADHD	Participating students will be assessed before and after the 12-week group Cognitive-Behavioral intervention to ascertain their response to the treatment.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline Behavior Rating Scale of Executive Function - Adult Version (BRIEF-A) at six months	Change from Baseline BRIEF-A at 6 months	The Meta-Cognitive Index of the BRIEF-A will be used to measure change in executive functions, including time-management, organization, and planning. Scores are reported as percentiles from 0 to 99 with a higher score being worse.
Change from Baseline Adult Investigator Symptom Rating Scale (AISRS) at six months	Change from Baseline AISRS at six months	The AISRS is a structured diagnostic Interview, administered by one of the study investigators to assess for Adult ADHD. Scores are reported on a scale from 0 to 27, with higher score being worse.
Change from Baseline Learning and Study Strategies Inventory (LASSI) at six months	Change from Baseline LASSI at 6 months	The LASSI is a self-rating scale that measures student awareness and use of learning and study strategies on 10 scales related to skill, will, and self-regulation. Scores are reported as percentiles from 0 to 99 with a higher score being better.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

City College of New York; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States