Emotion Regulation Training for Adolescents With ADHD

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

6 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-24

Study Completion Date

2023-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this single-case study is to pilot and evaluate a new psychological intervention (SKILLS-ER) targeting emotion regulation in adolescents with ADHD. Participants (n=9; 13-18 years of age) and their parents will partake in the intervention consisting of a total of eight sessions.

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Detailed Description

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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) results in functional impairment across several life domains and is associated with high comorbidity rates and negative long-term outcomes. For adolescents with ADHD, emotional dysregulation constitute an increasing health problem. The ability to regulate one's emotions has been suggested as a major candidate for transdiagnostic sources of risk and/or resilience. A sample of adolescents (n=9; 13-18 years of age) with ADHD and emotion dysregulation will participate in an emotion regulation intervention (SKILLS-ER) in order to evaluate feasibility, potential effectiveness and to detect mechanisms that could strengthen adaptive regulation skills. The emotion regulation programme will include eight weekly sessions, and although primarily directed towards the adolescent, parents will be invited and participate in some sessions. The researchers will apply a single-case multiple baseline design across participants with repeated measurements and pre-intervention baselines at different lengths (5, 6 and 7 weeks) to which participants are randomized. The researchers will analyze the data with a combination of visual and quantitative analyses, see study protocol and statistical analysis plan.

Conditions

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Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Emotion Regulation ADHD

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

One intervention (emotion regulation training) with three randomized pre-intervention baselines at different lengths.

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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SKILLS-ER

Emotion regulation training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SKILLS-ER

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention (SKILLS-ER) has been developed by the research group, and aims to increase a participant's emotion regulation capacity by targeting different stages of the emotion regulation process proposed by the extended process model of emotion, i.e. identification, selection, implementation and monitoring (Sheppes, Suri \& Gross, 2015). SKILLS-ER will comprise of eight sessions and include identification and differentiation of emotions, tolerance/acceptance of emotions, education of different regulatory skills, as well as on how to select, implement and monitor strategies. Sessions will take place at the Uppsala child- and adolescent psychiatry outpatient unit and consist of activating and experiential exercises administered by a clinical psychologist. Participants will gain access to internet-delivered material, such as homework assignments in-between sessions. SKILLS-ER will be delivered individually to the participants, where their parents will be involved in some sessions.

Interventions

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SKILLS-ER

The intervention (SKILLS-ER) has been developed by the research group, and aims to increase a participant's emotion regulation capacity by targeting different stages of the emotion regulation process proposed by the extended process model of emotion, i.e. identification, selection, implementation and monitoring (Sheppes, Suri \& Gross, 2015). SKILLS-ER will comprise of eight sessions and include identification and differentiation of emotions, tolerance/acceptance of emotions, education of different regulatory skills, as well as on how to select, implement and monitor strategies. Sessions will take place at the Uppsala child- and adolescent psychiatry outpatient unit and consist of activating and experiential exercises administered by a clinical psychologist. Participants will gain access to internet-delivered material, such as homework assignments in-between sessions. SKILLS-ER will be delivered individually to the participants, where their parents will be involved in some sessions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* ADHD diagnosis
* Self- and/or parent-rated emotion regulation difficulties, as indicated via the Emotion Questionnaire (EQ).

Exclusion Criteria

* Intellectual disability
* Autism
* Psychosis
* Bipolar disorder
* Severe depression
* Non-stabilized medication for ADHD at intake (if on medication for ADHD)
* Other ongoing psychological treatment

Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No