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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderNCT01660464

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

A study testing CBT Based Self-help Workbook + Counseling Telepho in people with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, run by University of Cologne at 1 site in Germany.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Cognitive-behavioral based guided self-help for parents of adolescents 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. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 13 to 18 years
Conditions the study is for
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
What is being tested?
CBT Based Self-help Workbook + Counseling Telepho
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteGermany
Study dates
Jan 2012to Nov 2013
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 13 to 18 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Adolescent with a diagnosis of ADHD

Who cannot join

  • Language or reading difficulties of participating parent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Germany1 site
  • Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychotherapy at the University of Cologne

    Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, D-50931

Other trials in Germany

About this study

Official title: Guided Self-Help for Parents of Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Feasibility and Effectiveness Study

Cognitive-behavioral based guided self-help for parents of adolescents 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.

Read the 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 and adolescent´s behaviour problems through parental self-help programs under minimal contact conditions.

Being tested
CBT Based Self-help Workbook + Counseling Telepho
Keywords
Program evaluation, ADHD
Medical subject headings
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • CBT Based Self-help Workbook + Counseling TelephoBehavioural

    Also called Guided self help, behavioral treatment

    Over a period of 12 months parents work through 8 self-help booklets and additionally receive 14 counseling telephone calls. The intervention has a cognitive-behavioral foundation. Primary purpose of counseling telephone calls is to clarify contents of the booklets and support parents in managing their homework assignments accompanied with each booklet.

Study groups in NCT01660464
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
ADHD-TeamExperimentalIntervention
Receives: Behavioral: CBT Based Self-help Workbook + Counseling Telepho

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Total score of the Symptom Checklist Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (SCL-ADHD, Döpfner, Görtz-Dorten & Lehmkuhl, 2008

    Questionnaire assesses the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV and ICD-10 for ADHD. Informant is participating parent.

    Measured: 1 year

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)

    Questionnaire assesses comorbid symptoms. Informant is the participating parent.

    Measured: 1 year

  2. Quality of Life Questionnaire KINDL (Ravens-Sieberer & Bullinger, 2000)

    Questionnaire assesses child´s quality of life. Informant is participating parent.

    Measured: 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted8 Aug 2012 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2012
  3. Primary completionNov 2013
  4. Study completionNov 2013

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
50 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01660464
Sponsor's protocol ID
ADHD-Team-03
Status last verified
Apr 2014
First submitted
6 Aug 2012
Last updated
15 Apr 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing CBT Based Self-help Workbook + Counseling Telepho in people with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, run by University of Cologne at 1 site in Germany.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 15 Apr 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Germany. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Total score of the Symptom Checklist Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (SCL-ADHD, Döpfner, Görtz-Dorten & Lehmkuhl, 2008 (time frame: 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 15 Apr 2014.

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