Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is the condition being studied. Keywords EN: ADHD, executive functioning, planning, cognitive-behavioral therapy, adolescents Keywords NL: ADHD, executieve functies, planning, cognitieve gedragstherapie, adolescentie
Conditions
Interventions
Cognitive-behavioral therapy vs. therapy as usual.
Both therapies are weekly interventions that will take one hour for the duration of 8 weeks.
Sponsors
University of Amsterdam
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adolescents (both male and female) in the ages 13 to 16, who go to secondary school and have got a diagnosis of ADHD (combined subtype or predominantly Inattentive subtype). Also the participating adolescents have an IQ higher than 80 and need to have significant problems with planning and organizing.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Comorbid substance-use disorder; 2. Mood disorder with a risk of suicide; 3. Prevailing oppositional problems; 4. A crises situation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Symptoms of ADHD will be measured using the Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale and the Child Behavior Checklist; 2. Executive functioning will be measured using the Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning (BRIEF), D-KEFS Tower task, Behavioral Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS) and the Trail Making Test. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Parental stress will be measured using the Parental Stress Index; changed to Conflict Behavior Questionnaire; 2. Schoolfunctioning will be monitored by teachers of the adolescents using the first part of the Teacher Report Form; changed to Homework Problems Checklist and Classroom Performance Scale; 3. Adolescents attitude towards school will be measured using the School Attitude Questionnaire Internet (SAQI); 4. Internalizing comorbidity will be measured with the Child Depression Inventory and the SCARED. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactB.E. Boyer
Roetersstraat 15
Outcome results
None listed