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Purpose

Initial non-randomized trial of behavioral parent training (BPT) compared to central executive training (CET), followed by a randomized controlled trial of CET+BPT for young children with ADHD.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Between 4 Years and 8 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • principal ADHD diagnoses (via K-SADS); (b) parent BASC-3 ADHD Problems or ADHD-RS ADHD-Combined scale in clinical/borderline range (>90th percentile) based on age and sex; (c) teacher BASC-3 ADHD Problems or ADHD-RS ADHD-Combined scale in clinical/borderline range based on age and sex

Exclusion Criteria

  • (a) gross neurological, sensory, or motor impairment; (b) history of seizure disorder, psychosis, bipolar, or severe dysregulation disorders that may interfere with study participation (e.g., disruptive mood dysregulation, conduct, intermittent explosive, reactive attachment); (c) intellectual disability or WPPSI/WISC short-form FSIQ<70; (d) conditions requiring acute intervention, e.g., active suicidality; and (e) non-English speaking child or parent.

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Crossover Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
Central executive training
  • Behavioral: Central executive training
    Computerized, adaptive central executive working memory training protocol
Active Comparator
Behavioral parent training
  • Behavioral: Behavioral parent training
    Behavioral parent training
Other
Central executive training + concurrent behavioral parent training
  • Behavioral: Central executive training
    Computerized, adaptive central executive working memory training protocol
  • Behavioral: Behavioral parent training
    Behavioral parent training
No Intervention
Treatment as usual/waitlist

Recruiting Locations

Children's Learning Clinic at Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306
Contact:
Children's Learning Clinic
850-645-7423
clc@psy.fsu.edu

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Florida State University

Study Contact

Children's Learning Clinic
850-645-7423
clc@psy.fsu.edu

Detailed Description

Initial non-randomized trial of behavioral parent training (BPT) compared to central executive training (CET) [R61 Phase], followed by a randomized controlled trial of CET+BPT for young children with ADHD [R33 Phase].

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