Internet-Assisted Behavioral Parent Training Intervention for Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of an Internet-Assisted behavioral parent training intervention on children's ADHD symptoms and children's and parents' mental health status.

Detailed Description
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In the two-arm, parallel, randomised controlled design, patients aged 6-12 years who met the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for ADHD were recruited and randomised into Internet-Assisted behavioral parent training group or General clinical care group. The GCC group was subjected to General clinical care for 2 months, delivered by experienced child psychiatrists. The IA-BPT group received Internet-Assisted behavioral parent training in group format for 2 months besides General clinical care.

Official Title
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Internet-Assisted Behavioral Parent Training Intervention for Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Conditions
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Internet-Assisted behavioral parent training (IA-BPT)


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: 1.Meeting the diagnostic criteria for ADHD in Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition 2.Total IQ greater than 70 as measured by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fourth Edition (WISC-IV) 3.Child and their parents consent to the study Exclusion Criteria: 1.Children or parents with severe organic encephalopathy and other severe mental disorders 2.Has received or is receiving behavioral treatment (parent training) 3.Parents who could not understand or lacking of access to computers and the Internet

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 6 Years
Maximum Age: 12 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Triple


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Internet-Assisted behavioral parent training (IA-BPT)<br>Internet-Assisted behavioral parent training in group format, 8 sessions over 2 months, delivered by systematically trained and supervised psychologists. | Behavioral: Internet-Assisted behavioral parent training (IA-BPT)<br>* Internet-Assisted behavioral parent training in group format, 8 sessions over 2 months, delivered by systematically trained and supervised psychologists.<br>|
| No Intervention: General clinical care (GCC)<br>General clinical care for 2 months, delivered by experienced child psychiatrists, including medication treatment and examinations, crisis-interventions, parent counselling and support. | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chinese version of Swan-son Nolan and Pelham,Version IV Scale-parent form (SNAP-IV) | Measure of child Adhd-symptoms change from baseline to 2 months | From baseline to 2 months | 
| Strengths & Difficulties Questionnaire(SDQ) | To measure child behavioral problems change from baseline to 2 months | From baseline to 2 months | 
| Weiss Functional Im- pairment Rating Scales（WFIRS） | To measure child Social functioning change from baseline to 2 months | From baseline to 2 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders (SCARED) | To measure child anxiety symptoms change from baseline to 2 months | From baseline to 2 months | 
| Children's Depression Inventory-Short Form (CDI-S) | To measure child depression symptoms change from baseline to 2 months | From baseline to 2 months | 
| The seven-item version of the Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7) | To measure parental anxiety symptoms change from baseline to 2 months | From baseline to 2 months | 
| The nine-item version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) | To measure parental depression symptoms change from baseline to 2 months | From baseline to 2 months | 
| Parenting Stress Index-Short Form (PSI-SF) | To measure parental parenting stress change from baseline to 2 months | From baseline to 2 months | 
| Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) | To measure parental satisfaction with the intervention | posttest: 2 months to pretest |