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Behavioral Intervention

Daily Routines for ADHD

N/A

Recruiting

Research Sponsored by Cori Manning

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Clinical diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Be younger than 18 years old

Must not have

Clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder

Clinical diagnosis of bipolar disorder

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up from consent to the one month mark

Summary

"This trial aims to see if adjusting daily or nightly routines can improve executive functioning in youth with ADHD and if the intervention is acceptable. It will investigate if the intervention can enhance sleep and executive functioning in these

Who is the study for?

This trial is for young individuals with ADHD. Participants must be willing to adjust their daily or nightly routines, complete various tests and questionnaires, wear an actigraph watch for a month, and have a parent attend three meetings with them.

What is being tested?

The study is testing whether extending sleep time and establishing daytime routines can improve executive functioning in youth with ADHD. It will compare the effects of these two interventions on sleep quality and cognitive performance.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves non-medical interventions like changing sleep patterns and daily routines, there are no direct medical side effects expected from participating.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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I have been diagnosed with ADHD.

Exclusion Criteria

You may be eligible for the trial if you check “No” for criteria below:

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I have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

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I have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

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I have been diagnosed with psychosis.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ from consent to the one month mark

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~from consent to the one month mark

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and from consent to the one month mark for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Sleep Consistency

Sleep Quality

Sleep duration

Secondary study objectives

Executive Functioning - Cognitive Flexibility (set-shifting)

Executive Functioning - Working Memory

Executive functioning - Inhibitory control

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Other study objectives

Acceptibility of the intervention among youth with ADHD

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Placebo Group

Group I: Sleep ExtensionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will review their baseline actigraphy data with a research team member and discuss sleep patterns. Participants will be given a "sleep prescription", giving them specified sleep and wake times based on AASM guidelines. Participants and their parent will discuss stimulus control with team member. Participants will implement their sleep prescription for two weeks.

Group II: Daytime RoutinePlacebo Group1 Intervention

Participants will review their daily routines with a research team member. With parent collaboration, they will agree to adjust a behavioral daytime routine to implement for the next two weeks.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Sleep Extension

2017

N/A

~400

0 / 4Eligibility criteria met