A Randomized Controlled Study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder

NCT ID: NCT02062411

Last Updated: 2016-04-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

108 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2016-03-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in the treatment of attention deficit and emotional, executive function and social function dysregulation due to attention deficit disorder (ADHD).

Detailed Description

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Participations will be randomly assigned to 3 groups which are CBT with booster sessions group, CBT only group and waiting group.With the comparison of first tow groups we will explore the effect of booster sessions, and the last two groups the effect of CBT programme.

Conditions

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Attention Deficit Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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CBT with booster sessions

Participants will receive 12 cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions weekly and 3 booster sessions monthly following our protocol.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

CBT with booster sessions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants are provided with the same CBT programme and additional 3 booster sessions which summarize and extend the 3 main topics of the CBT programme in order to improve the skills practice ability.

CBT only

Participants will only receive 12 cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions weekly.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

CBT only

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants will learn 12 sessions including educational information about ADHD and skills in organization and plan, reducing distractibility, and adaptive thinking.

waiting

Participations will not be treated with CBT and keep waiting for 12 weeks for comparison.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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CBT only

Participants will learn 12 sessions including educational information about ADHD and skills in organization and plan, reducing distractibility, and adaptive thinking.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

CBT with booster sessions

Participants are provided with the same CBT programme and additional 3 booster sessions which summarize and extend the 3 main topics of the CBT programme in order to improve the skills practice ability.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Mastering Your Adult ADHD manual (Safren, et al., 2005)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Outpatients from Peking University Sixth Hospital
* Diagnosis of adult ADHD based on Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)
* Stable on medications for adult ADHD for at least 2 months

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe major depression, clinically significant panic disorder, bipolar disorder, organic mental disorders, psychotic disorders, or pervasive developmental disorders
* Intelligence Quotient (IQ) less than 90
* Suicide risk
* Unstable physical condition
* Prior participation in cognitive behavioral therapy for ADHD or other psychological therapy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Peking University Sixth Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Qiujin Qian

PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Qiujin Qian, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Peking University Sixth Hospital

Locations

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Peking University Sixth Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Huang F, Qian Q, Wang Y. Cognitive behavioral therapy for adults with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2015 Apr 14;16:161. doi: 10.1186/s13063-015-0686-1.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 25873090 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2013-9-23-3

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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