Ignite Creation Date:
2024-05-06 @ 3:39 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:54 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04714866
Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-05-13
First Post:
2021-01-08
Brief Title:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for University Students Diagnosed With Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD
Sponsor:
University of Iceland
Organization:
University of Iceland
Study Overview
Official Title:
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for University Students Diagnosed With Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD
Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2023-10
Last Known Status:
Active not recruiting
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Drug treatment is often the first and only line of treatment available for ADHD However some do not benefit from medication The importance of psychotherapy is becoming more widely accepted In this study a group of university students diagnosed with ADHD will be offered cognitive behaviour therapy CBT in groups The treatment will be provided by a Clinical Nurse Specialist in psychiatric nursing CNS in cooperation with school counsellors at the University of Iceland and the Reykjavík University Brief CBT treatment will be offered ie six group sessions once a week over a period of six weeks
Little is known about the effects of CBT for adults diagnosed with ADHD The study could provide knowledge about the effects of CBT on depression anxiety and ADHD and on attitudes for individuals with ADHD The resulting knowledge might lead to improved well-being and increased quality of life
Little is known about the effects of CBT for adults diagnosed with ADHD The study could provide knowledge about the effects of CBT on depression anxiety and ADHD and on attitudes for individuals with ADHD The resulting knowledge might lead to improved well-being and increased quality of life
Detailed Description:
A treatment manual for adults with ADHD was written based on the CBT model described in Young and Bramhams Handbook on ADHD in Adults 2007 Greenberger and Padeskys Mind Over Mood 2016 and Honos-Webbs The Gift of Adult ADD 2008 Emphasis will be on collaboration incentive group interaction and therapy rather than didactic instruction The manual-based group treatment will be conducted in six sessions An web page was developed in collaboration with the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Iceland containing homework and coping skills assignments to support the participants during therapy A pilot study has been conducted where adults n 5 previously diagnosed with ADHD was offered group CBT in six sessions The usefulness and benefits of the manual and the App will be evaluated by using questionnaires Participants was also asked about the group format The manual and the App will be further developed in light of the pilot studys results
University students with ADHD n previously diagnosed by a psychiatrist or a psychologist will be offered group CBT in six sessions The study will be introduced to the university students by the school counsellors at the University of Iceland and Reykjavik University The school counsellors will contact the students and offer them to take part in the therapy Participants will be randomized into two groups a waiting list group and a therapy group The waiting list group will subsequently be offered treatment after a wait of approximately six months The therapy will be provided by a CNS CBT sessions will take place once a week over a period of six weeks
Assessments will be conducted before the intervention baseline at end of treatment and at six-month follow-up In addition half of the participants will be placed on a waiting list and will be assessed at the same time as the intervention group baseline and again six weeks later and again six month after that and will serve as a waiting list comparison group They will subsequently be offered the treatment intervention and will be included in the intervention group
University students with ADHD n previously diagnosed by a psychiatrist or a psychologist will be offered group CBT in six sessions The study will be introduced to the university students by the school counsellors at the University of Iceland and Reykjavik University The school counsellors will contact the students and offer them to take part in the therapy Participants will be randomized into two groups a waiting list group and a therapy group The waiting list group will subsequently be offered treatment after a wait of approximately six months The therapy will be provided by a CNS CBT sessions will take place once a week over a period of six weeks
Assessments will be conducted before the intervention baseline at end of treatment and at six-month follow-up In addition half of the participants will be placed on a waiting list and will be assessed at the same time as the intervention group baseline and again six weeks later and again six month after that and will serve as a waiting list comparison group They will subsequently be offered the treatment intervention and will be included in the intervention group
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None