Health Condition 1: F90- Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Mindfulness-based intervention: 8-week mindfulness-based psychotherapeutic intervention to be developed as a part of the study to be delivered in parallel groups of parents and their ch
Sponsors
Department of Science and Technology, Government of India
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adolescents Child aged 10-17 years Clinical diagnosis of ADHD as per DSM-5 Child having an estimated IQ=80 Willing to give written assent Not receiving any other psychotherapeutic intervention in the past year Parents Stay with the child for at least the past one year, and actively involved in the child’s issues Ability to comprehend instructions Willing to give informed written consent Ability to read and write Willing to attend at least 75% of the sessions
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Adolescents • Unable or unwilling to give written assent • Current or past history of gross psychiatric or medical symptoms that would hinder the therapeutic process • History of neurodevelopmental disorders other than ADHD and Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) Parents • Unwilling or unable to give informed written consent • Unable to comprehend instructions • More than one person in family having a chronic psychiatric illness • Any known major psychiatric or medical illness that could hinder the delivery of the intervention
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| - ADHD severity through Conners Parent Form 4th ed - Sustained and divided attention on Children Colour Trail Test - Mindfulness in adolescents as measured through CAMMTimepoint: Pre and post intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical global impression Child global assessment scale Kidscreen-27 Family management measure Five factor mindfulness questionnaire Parental stress scaleTimepoint: Pre and post intervention | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactAnusha Thakur
Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi
Outcome results
None listed