Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Mental and Behavioural Disorders Disturbance of activity and attention
Conditions
Interventions
1. Behavioural sleep intervention (intervention group):
Families in the intervention group will be offered two face-to-face, fortnightly sleep consultations with their paediatrician (o
Sponsors
Murdoch Children's Research Institute (Australia)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria as of 13/01/2017 Families of children aged 5 - 12 years (either sex) with caregiver report of: 1. Moderate to severe sleep problems 2. ADHD symptoms meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for ADHD (child also needs to have been previously diagnosed with ADHD by a paediatrician) 3. At least one of the following sleep problems as defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine diagnostic criteria (2014): 3.1 Chronic insomnia disorder 3.2 Sleep-wake phase disorder 3.3 Sleep-related anxiety” Original inclusion criteria: Families of children aged 5 - 12 years (either sex) with caregiver report of: 1. Moderate to severe sleep problems 2. ADHD symptoms meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (DSM-IV) criteria for ADHD (child also needs to have been previously diagnosed with ADHD by a paediatrician) 3. At least one of the following sleep problems as defined by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine diagnostic criteria (2005): 3.1. Sleep onset association disorder 3.2. Limit setting disorder 3.3. Delayed sleep phase 3.4. Primary insomnia 3.5 Anxiety-associated insomnia
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Potential participants will be excluded from the study if they meet any of the following conditions: 1. Suspected obstructive sleep apnoea as screened by three obstructive sleep apnoea items from the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) and interview with CI Hiscock (paediatrician) 2. Have a major illness (e.g. cerebral palsy) or disability (e.g. intellectual disability) 3. Non-English speaking
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Parent report of child sleep problem at 3 month follow up | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Child secondary outcome measures include: 1. Sleep: Parent report of child sleep patterns as measured by the Child Sleep Habits Questionnaire at 3 months; sleep problem and patterns at 6 month follow up, teacher report of daytime sleepiness at 3 & 6 month follow up 2. ADHD symptoms (parent and teacher report), measured at 3 & 6 months follow up 2. Psychosocial quality of life (parent report), measured at 6 month follow up 3. Behaviour (parent and teacher report), measured at 3 & 6 months follow up 4. Working memory (blinded, direct assessment), measured at 6 month follow up 5. Academic functioning (blinded, direct assessment), measured at 6 month follow up Added 30/08/2016: 6. Executive functioning and learning (blinded, direct assessment), measured at 6 month follow up Parent secondary outcome measures include: 1. Parent mental health, measured at 6 month follow up 2. Parenting behaviours, measured at 6 month follow up | — |
Countries
Australia
Outcome results
None listed