Clinical trial NCT04086979: Parents as Friendship Coaches for Children With ADHD
Official title: Parents as Friendship Coaches for Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: ADHD
Keywords: friendship
Lead sponsor: University of British Columbia
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2019-09-12
Enrollment: 172
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 11
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Participants were randomly assigned to one of two interventions: Parental Friendship Coaching (PFC) or Coping with ADHD through Relationships and Education (CARE)
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Many children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have problems with making and keeping friends. The current study compared the efficacy of two 10-week behavioral interventions for improving the friendships of children with this disorder. Participants were children ages 6-11 with ADHD and their families, who were experiencing friendship problems. Outcome measures assessed friendship quality and friendship behaviors at baseline (pre-treatment), post-treatment, and 8-month follow-up.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Children who meet diagnostic criteria for ADHD
* Children who are have peer relationship problems

Exclusion Criteria:

* Children with autism spectrum disorder, psychosis, or active suicidality (requires other interventions
* Children with intellectual disability (may not benefit from the interventions offered)
* Children who are not on a stable dose of medication (this treatment may affect outcome measures)
* Children who are receiving other behavioral treatment or treatment for social problems (these other treatments may affect outcome measures).

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Positive and Negative Friendship Quality - Questionnaires
timeFrame: change from baseline (pre-treatment) to post-treatment (approximately 4 months after baseline)
measure: Change in Positive and Negative Friendship Quality - Questionnaires
timeFrame: change from baseline (pre-treatment) to follow-up (approximately 12 months after baseline, and 4 months after post-treatment)
measure: Change in Positive and Negative Friendship Quality - Observations
timeFrame: change from baseline (pre-treatment) to post-treatment (approximately 4 months after baseline)
measure: Change in Positive and Negative Friendship Quality - Observations
timeFrame: change from baseline (pre-treatment) to follow-up (approximately 12 months after baseline, and 4 months after post-treatment)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Positive and Negative Friendship Behaviors- Questionnaires
timeFrame: change from baseline (pre-treatment) to post-treatment (approximately 4 months after baseline)
measure: Change in Positive and Negative Friendship Behaviors- Questionnaires
timeFrame: change from baseline (pre-treatment) to follow-up (approximately 12 months after baseline, and 4 months after post-treatment)
measure: Change in Positive and Negative Friendship Behaviors- Questionnaires
timeFrame: change from baseline (pre-treatment) to post-treatment (approximately 4 months after baseline)
measure: Change in Positive and Negative Friendship Behaviors- Questionnaires
timeFrame: change from baseline (pre-treatment) to follow-up (approximately 12 months after baseline, and 4 months after post-treatment)
measure: Change in Positive and Negative Friendship Behaviors- Observations
timeFrame: change from baseline (pre-treatment) to post-treatment (approximately 4 months after baseline)
measure: Change in Positive and Negative Friendship Behaviors- Observations
timeFrame: change from baseline (pre-treatment) to follow-up (approximately 12 months after baseline, and 4 months after post-treatment)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
Study officials:
affiliation: University of British Columbia
name: Amori Mikami, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Université du Québec en Outaouais
name: Sebastien Normand, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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