A parenting programme for Japanese mothers of children at risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Randomised controlled trial of a modified version of the New Forest Parenting Programme for Japanese mothers of children at risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN71988966

Enrollment

120

Registered

2015-06-15

Start date

2014-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-29

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Conditions

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Mental and Behavioural Disorders Hyperkinetic disorders

Interventions

This is small-scale randomised controlled trial to assess the efficacy of New Forest Parenting Program-Japan (NFPP-J) when compared to a wait list control group. The trial will have one treatment arm:

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children at risk of ADHD aged 6-12 and their mothers. Children at risk of ADHD are identified through a three stage process: 1. Parental concern about child's ADHD behaviours 2. Child's score above the point of clinical concern on the parent SNAP 3. Parent willing to engage in behavioral intervention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Primary diagnosis of ASD 2. Families where the father is the primary caregiver 3. Japanese is not first language 4. Severe maternal mental illness

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Parental self report on the parenting stress index short form at baseline and 14 weeks.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Self reported parenting practices on the parenting scale and objective parenting measured via structured observations of parent-child interaction at baseline and 14 weeks 2. Parent and teacher reports of ADHD symptoms on the Swanson Nolan and Pelham scale (SNAP) at baseline and 14 weeks 3. Internalising and externalising problems as measured by parental report on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) at baseline and 14 weeks	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Self reported parenting practices on the parenting scale and objective parenting measured via structured observations of parent-child interaction at baseline and 14 weeks 2. Parent and teacher reports of ADHD symptoms on the Swanson Nolan and Pelham scale (SNAP) at baseline and 14 weeks 3. Internalising and externalising problems as measured by parental report on the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) at baseline and 14 weeks

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Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026