The effects of parent training on behaviour problems, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms and parenting stress in children with ADHD in routine child psychiatric out-patient care
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN00662276 |
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| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN00662276 |
| Protocol serial number | NTR297 |
| Sponsor | National Expertise Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Accare) (The Netherlands) |
| Funder | University Medical Centre Groningen (UMCG) (The Netherlands) - Stimuleringsgelden |
- Submission date
- 20/12/2005
- Registration date
- 20/12/2005
- Last edited
- 13/11/2008
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Scientific
University Medical Centre Groningen
University Center for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry
Hanzeplein 1
Groningen
9713 GZ
Netherlands
| Phone | +31 (0)50 3681100 |
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| b.van.den.hoofdakker@accare.nl |
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
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| Study design | Randomised, active controlled, parallel group trial |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | 1. Parent training will lead to a significant reduction of behaviour problems in comparison with routine medical care 2. Parent training will be as effective as routine medical care with respect to the reduction of ADHD symptoms 3. Parent training will lead to a significant reduction of parenting stress in comparison with routine medical care |
| Ethics approval(s) | Received from the local medical ethics committee |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), psychological problems |
| Intervention | 1. Parent training in group format, 12 sessions in a period of 4 months, delivered by trained and supervised psychologists 2. Routine medical care for 4 months, delivered by 4 experienced child psychiatrists, including medication treatment and check-ups, crisis-interventions, parent counselling and support, further psycho-education |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
1. Target behaviour problems. Measures: a Dutch adaptation of the PDR and CBCL Externalising. |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
1. Internalising problems. Measure: CBCL Internalising. Assessment pre-treatment and post-treatment. A follow-up assessment after 5 months was done for the parents in the PT group. |
| Completion date | 01/05/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
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| Age group | Child |
| Lower age limit | 4 Years |
| Upper age limit | 12 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Target sample size at registration | 96 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. Age between 4 and 12 years 2. Average intelligence quotient (IQ) greater than 80 3. Meeting Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (DISC) criteria for ADHD 4. Children under the age of 6 need an additional AVL-score greater than 32 5. Parents can identify at least three target behaviour problems on the PDR 6. Child is living with at least one of his/her biological parents 7. Child medication status is stable 8. Both parents are able to participate in parent training |
| Key exclusion criteria | 1. Diagnosis of autism or psychosis 2. Crisis in family 3. Intensive psychosocial treatment in past year, including in-patient treatment, intensive parent training, home-based treatments 4. Child having additional problems requiring other treatment |
| Date of first enrolment | 01/06/2002 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/05/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Netherlands
Study participating centre
9713 GZ
Netherlands
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
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| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
