Evidence-based, stepped care of ADHD in preschool children

Conditions

F90

Becker K, Dose C, Ohlsen AK, Cosan A, König U, Hautmann C, Kohl LT, Brandeis D, Kaiser A, Hohmann S, Jans T, Geissler J, Renner TJ, Legenbauer T, Kölch M, Bienioschek S, Poustka L, Konrad K, ESCAlife-Consortium, Banaschewski T, Ketter J, Döpfner M.

2026-05-18

10.1007/s00787-026-02997-6

Individualised stepwise adaptive treatment for 3-6-year-old preschool children impaired by attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ESCApreschool): study protocol of an adaptive intervention study including two randomised controlled trials within the consortium ESCAlife.

Becker K, Banaschewski T, Brandeis D, Dose C, Hautmann C, Holtmann M, Jans T, Jendreizik L, Jenkner C, John K, Ketter J, Millenet S, Pauli-Pott U, Renner T, Romanos M, Treier AK, von Wirth E, Wermter AK, Döpfner M.

2020-01-095 citations

10.1186/s13063-019-3872-8

Interventions

Group 1: Step1: TASH-Intervention group. Three months of Telephone asissted self-help (TASH). Parents and kindergarten will receive brochures and afterwards 10 telephone calls by a therapist in traini

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

3 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - age: 3-6 years - attending kindergarten, - ADHD (DSM-5) or ODD with severe problems in attention and hyperacticity (clinician-rated ADHD/ODD-Checklist (DCL-ADHS(SSV). - informed consent of parents/guardians; if possible informed consent of preschool teacher; assent of children

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - IQ < 80, - pervasive developmental disorder; schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depressive episodes, - parents with insufficient German language skills, - current medication for ADHD or other psychotrophic medication, - intensive psychotherapies (on a weekly / biweekly basis).

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in blinded clinician-rated ADHD+ODDChecklist (DCL-ADHS+SSV) based on parent interview at baseline, 3/6 months, 9/12 months and 12/15 months.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in - parent and teacher rated ADHD (FBB-ADHS-V) and ODD (FBB-SSV) - comorbid symptoms (CBCL 1½-5, CTRF 1,5-5), - impairment (WFIRS) - quality of life (KIDDY-KINDL) - Parenting Behavior (FZEV, FPNE, VER) - Social Reactivity (SRS-kurz, CU-preschool)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJohanna Ketter

Universitätsklinikum Marburg, Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendpsychiatrie, Psychosomatik und Psychotherapie

esca@med.uni-marburg.de+49 6421-586 3118

Outcome results

None listed