NCT03620344

ADHD/Me Bibliotherapy Study

Terminated NA Last updated 27 January 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing ADH-Me Book and ADHD Informational Brochure in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in 40 participants. Terminated before completion.

Timeline

20 August 2018

Primary endpoint
30 June 2019

30 June 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Phase	NA
Status	Terminated
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	quadruple
Primary purpose	supportive care
Enrollment	40
Start date	20 August 2018
Primary completion	30 June 2019
Estimated completion	30 June 2019
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• ADH-Me Book and ADHD Informational Brochure
• ADHD Informational Brochure Only

Conditions studied

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder — all drugs for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder →

Sponsor

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Who can join

Adults 7 to 10, any sex, with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders of childhood. It affects approximately 8% of school aged children and is characterized by persistent symptoms of inattention and/or hyperactivity/impulsivity. Typical ADHD assessments primarily involve interviewing the parents and gathering rating scales from parents and teachers. Feedback regarding diagnosis, clinical conceptualization, and treatment recommendations is usually provided by the clinical staff to the child's parents in the absence of the child. Hence, the ADHD diagnosis and repercussions of that diagnosis are often left unexplained to the child. Research has shown that bibliotherapy is an effective educational tool that can be used to help parents discuss ADHD diagnosis and treatment with their child. The aim of this study is to conduct a randomized trial in which tools for parents who are getting their elementary-aged (7 to 10-year-old) children evaluated for ADHD are explored. The evaluations (N=60) will be conducted at the Center for ADHD at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) in Cincinnati, OH. Half of the families (n=30) will be randomly assigned to the intervention group, where they will be provided with the child-focused "ADH-Me!" book during the feedback session, and the remaining half will not receive it. All participants will receive a booklet with general information about ADHD and a list of recommendations from the clinicians. Approximately 3 months after their feedback sessions, follow-up surveys will be conducted via telephone to question the parents and children about their ADHD knowledge, as well as about whether they had followed up on the clinicians' recommendations. It is hypothesized that providing families with the ADH-Me! book will increase families' knowledge about ADHD and facilitate the family following up on treatment recommendations.

Publications & conference data

No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial.