Effects of group therapy in treatment of ADHD in adults

Effects of structured skills training group in treatment of ADHD in adults: a controlled multicentre study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN30469893

Enrollment

120

Registered

2016-02-19

Start date

2016-02-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-01-09

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Conditions

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Mental and Behavioural Disorders Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Interventions

Enrolled patients are randomised into two groups and allocated to either: 1. Group 1 (G1) with start of weekly treatment in active structured skills training group therapy lasting for

Morgensterns 2015) based on an adaption of Marsha Linehan's dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) for borderline personality disorder. The groups embrace 7 - 10 participants, and two group leaders train

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults (age >= 18 years) 2. Both genders 3. Diagnosis of ADHD according to DSM-IV persisting in adulthood

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Any psychotic disorder 2. Recently suicidal behaviour 3. Substance or alcohol abuse or dependence within three months prior to screening for inclusion 4. Pervasive developmental disorder 5. Intellectual disability 6. Seizures or any neurological diseases causing mental handicap

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1.Change in executive function impairments (total and separate dimensional scores) assessed by the self/informant-reports of adults aged Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF-A) at end of 14-weeks group treatment, and after 6 months post-treatment, compared to baseline and treatment as usual as control treatment strategy 2. Change in emotional regulation (total and separate dimensional scores) assessed by the self/informant-reports Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) at end of 14-weeks group treatment, and after 6 months post-treatment, compared to baseline and treatment as usual as control treatment strategy	—

Measure

Time frame

1.Change in executive function impairments (total and separate dimensional scores) assessed by the self/informant-reports of adults aged Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF-A) at end of 14-weeks group treatment, and after 6 months post-treatment, compared to baseline and treatment as usual as control treatment strategy 2. Change in emotional regulation (total and separate dimensional scores) assessed by the self/informant-reports Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) at end of 14-weeks group treatment, and after 6 months post-treatment, compared to baseline and treatment as usual as control treatment strategy

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Adult ADHD self-report scale (ASRS), the 18 items version 2. Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) 3. Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) 4. Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT) 5. Drug Use Disorder Identification Test (DUDIT) 6. Weiss Functional Impairment Rating Scale, self-report (WIFRS) 7. Adult ADHD Quality of Life Scale (AAQoL) 8. Global Assessment of functioning (GAF)	—

Countries

Norway

Contacts

Public ContactBente;Ellen Kathrine Ubostad;Munkhaugen

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Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 12, 2026