Status:

COMPLETED

Social Skills Training and Standard Treatment Versus Standard Treatment of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Lead Sponsor:

Region Zealand

Collaborating Sponsors:

Zealand University Hospital

Copenhagen Trial Unit, Center for Clinical Intervention Research

Conditions:

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-13 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary purpose of the trial is to examine the effect of the combination of social skills training, parental training and standard treatment versus standard treatment in ADHD patients. The second...

Detailed Description

Background: Many children with ADHD have, beside the main symptoms hyperactivity, impulsivity and a lack of ability to maintain attention, difficulties with social interaction. This is a burden in th...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The parents should be interested in taking part in parental groups in Børnepsykiatrisk Ambulatorium in Holbæk.
  • The patients (and the parents) must understand and speak Danish language to an extent where a translator is not needed in order to be able to complete the assessment and the treatment.
  • The patients´ parents must give informed consent to participate in the trial.
  • The children must be between 8-12 years old by the time of the start of the assessment.
  • Both boys and girls can participate.
  • Children with a total verbal or nonverbal IQ\>80 according to the WISC III.
  • The children must fulfil research criteria for the diagnosis ADHD according to DSM IV (1994): 314.00, 314.01,314.02 or 314.9.
  • The parents must be prepared to the fact that their children have to receive medical treatment for their ADHD.

Exclusion

  • Patients with the following diagnoses according to DSM IV:
  • Schizophrenia:
  • 30(Paranoid type) 295.10(Disorganized type) 295.20(Catatonic type) 295.90(Undifferentiated type) 295.60(Residual type) 295.70(Schizoaffective Disorder) 297.1(Delusional Disorder) 298.8(Brief Psychotic Disorder) 297.3(Shared Psychotic Disorder) 298.9(Psychotic Disorder Not Otherwise Specified)
  • Children with autism according to DSM IV:
  • 00 (Autistic Disorder) 299.10 (Childhood Disintegrative Disorder) 299.80 (Asperger´s Disorder) or a cut of score on both the SCQ questionnaires \>15.
  • Violent and criminal youngsters.
  • Children with a total verbal or nonverbal IQ\<80 according to WISC III
  • Strong resistance from the child against participating.
  • Previous started medical treatment for ADHD.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

55 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00937469

Start Date

August 1 2009

End Date

July 1 2011

Last Update

August 8 2011

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Børnepsykiatrisk Ambulatorium, Børne- og Ungdomspsykiatrisk Afdeling, Region Sjælland

Holbæk, Denmark, 4300