Clinical trial NCT06639139: The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Functional Remote Group Intervention (Cog-Fun RG) for Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Official title: The Effectiveness of Cognitive-Functional Remote Group Intervention (Cog-Fun RG) for Adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: ADHD
Keywords: Occupational Therapy
Executive Functions
Remote Group Therapy
Lead sponsor: Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-10-15
Enrollment: 40
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 60
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of Cognitive-Functional Remote Group intervention (Cog-Fun RG).

The main questions of this study are 1. will participants demonstrate improvements in their executive functioning and quality of life after receiving the intervention, compared to waitlist controls. In addition, the investigators will examine if the waitlist group will demonstrate similar gains in these outcomes after receiving the same intervention.

the investigators will compare between the intervention group to the waiting list group to examine the effect of the intervention.

The participants will be allocated into two groups: an intervention group and a waiting list group.

The intervention group will receive the the Cog-Fun RG intervention, which includes 21 weekly group sessions, each lasting 90 minutes. the participants will be required to complete questionnaires at several time points: pre-post the intervention, as well as three months, six months, and one year after the intervention.

The waiting list controls will be required to complete questionnaires at several time points: pre-post waiting period, and then after the intervention, as well as three months, six months, and one year after the intervention.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

\* Self Reported ADHD diagnoses

Exclusion Criteria:

\* Self Reported other major health condition that impedes daily functioning

Primary outcomes:
measure: The adult ADHD quality of life scale
timeFrame: at baseline, immediately after the intervention, immediately after the waiting period and 3 months after the intervention follow up
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF) Adult Self -Report
timeFrame: at baseline, immediately after the intervention, immediately after the waiting period.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Jerusalem
country: Israel
facility: Hebrew University
Study officials:
References:
citation: Galili-Simhon, Shoval, and Adina Maeir. "Cognitive Functional Remote Group intervention for adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A feasibility study." British Journal of Occupational Therapy 86.10 (2023): 686-696.
citation: Kastner L, Velder-Shukrun Y, Bonne O, Bar-Ilan RT, Maeir A. Pilot Study of the Cognitive-Functional Intervention for Adults (Cog-Fun A): A Metacognitive-Functional Tool for Adults With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. Am J Occup Ther. 2022 Mar 1;76(2):7602205070. doi: 10.5014/ajot.2022.046417.