A Multimodal Intervention Program for Children With Attention Deficits (Child ViReal Support Program)

NCT ID: NCT05391698

Last Updated: 2023-11-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

16 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-03-01

Study Completion Date

2022-11-30

Brief Summary

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The main aim of this study is the development and implementation of a multimodal intervention program consisting of parent training and child training which utilizes the potentials of immersive virtual reality technology (iVR) in order to test its effectiveness for children with attention deficits.

Detailed Description

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Attention deficits are commonly observed in children and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most commonly diagnosed childhood neurodevelopmental disorders. It is evidently known that attention deficits affect children's school, social and family life making it essential for them and their parents to receive specialized supportive services. Behavioral parent training (BPT) and cognitive-behavioral treatment (CBT) are considered evidence-based interventions for children with ADHD. In fact, they have positive effects on the management of children's behaviors, organization, reduction of parental stress and enhancement of parental self-efficacy. In addition to these traditional evidence-based interventions, immersive virtual reality (iVR) technology has been applied lately as part of intervention programs for children with attention deficits / ADHD diagnosis specifically for cognitive training.

In line with the above, investigators have designed and developed a multimodal intervention program named Child ViReal Support program. This program is comprised of parent training and child training and utilizes the potentials of iVR technology. In order to assess the efficacy of Child ViReal Support program, the investigators will conduct a randomized controlled trial, which consists of a pre-training phase, a training phase, a post-training phase and a follow-up.

Conditions

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Attention Deficit Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Parent Training - Child Training (Group PC)

Parents of families who will be randomized in Group PC will first take part in behavioral parent training. After the completion of the parent training program and the assessment (Time 2 assessment), their children will take part in the individualized child training program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The parent training consists of 8 weekly group sessions where parents are trained on behavior modification techniques, optimal parental practices as well as techniques for the enhancement of their children's cognitive deficits.

Child Training (iVR + CBT)

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

The child training program is comprised of 16 individualized weekly sessions. It utilizes the potentials of immersive virtual reality (iVR) technology for the training of focused and sustained attention and combines practices based on cognitive-behavioral approach for children's training on behavioral and emotional self-regulation skills.

Child Training - Parent Training (Group CP)

Children of families who will be randomized in Group CP will first take part in the individualized child training program. After the completion of the child training program and the assessment (Time 2 assessment), parents will take part in the behavioral parent training program.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The parent training consists of 8 weekly group sessions where parents are trained on behavior modification techniques, optimal parental practices as well as techniques for the enhancement of their children's cognitive deficits.

Child Training (iVR + CBT)

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

The child training program is comprised of 16 individualized weekly sessions. It utilizes the potentials of immersive virtual reality (iVR) technology for the training of focused and sustained attention and combines practices based on cognitive-behavioral approach for children's training on behavioral and emotional self-regulation skills.

Interventions

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Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)

The parent training consists of 8 weekly group sessions where parents are trained on behavior modification techniques, optimal parental practices as well as techniques for the enhancement of their children's cognitive deficits.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Child Training (iVR + CBT)

The child training program is comprised of 16 individualized weekly sessions. It utilizes the potentials of immersive virtual reality (iVR) technology for the training of focused and sustained attention and combines practices based on cognitive-behavioral approach for children's training on behavioral and emotional self-regulation skills.

Intervention Type COMBINATION_PRODUCT

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Participants 9-12 years old and their parents
* ADHD diagnosis (by the approved body of Ministry of Health)
* Greek speaking participants (child and parents)
* Full Scale IQ \> 80 (WISC-V) for child
* Naïve drug treatment for ADHD
* Participants able to comply with all testing and study requirements

Exclusion Criteria

* Treatment with psychostimulants or other psychotropic drugs
* Children who received intervention based on CBT or parents who attended other behavior parent training programs
* History of comorbid neurological disorders, seizure disorder, autism spectrum disorders, psychosis, or severe dysregulation disorders that may interfere with study participation or use of virtual reality equipment
* Participants presenting a hearing or vision impairment that does not allow the tasks to be performed with the use virtual reality equipment
* Intellectual disability or WISC-V full scale IQ \< 78 (1.5 standard deviations (SD) below mean)
* Non-Greek speaking child or parent
* Parents or children who refuse to give written consent for their participation in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Crete

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Panagiota Dimitropoulou

Assistant Professor in Educational Psychology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Panagiota Dimitropoulou, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Crete

Locations

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University of Crete, Department of Psychology

Rethymno, , Greece

Site Status

Countries

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Greece

Other Identifiers

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H2020-MSCA-ITN-2018 813546

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Neo-PRISM-C ESR-12

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id