Clinical trial NCT04196881: Effect of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Knowledge Improvement Program on Male Primary School Teachers
Official title: Effect of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Knowledge Improvement Program on Male Primary School Teachers in Abha City: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: ADHD
Mental Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Keywords: Saudi
Abha
Training
ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Lead sponsor: King Khalid University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-12-12
Enrollment: 100
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The study aims to assess the impact of implementing ADHD knowledge improvement program on male primary school teachers' knowledge regarding ADHD in Abha City, Saudi Arabia.

Detailed description: Primary school teachers play an essential role in early detection and proper treatment of school children suffering attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). There are indications that teachers may not have enough knowledge about this disorder. Training programs can help to improve the knowledge of teachers about ADHD.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male teachers in governmental and private primary schools in Abha City, Saudi Arabia.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Those who have a similar training program before.
* Those who are not directly involved in the teaching process.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Teachers' Knowledge questionnaire
timeFrame: 1 month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Abha
country: Saudi Arabia
facility: Abdullah Alshehri
Study officials:
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