Improving ADHD treatment through team-based school interventions

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This project aims to enhance the effectiveness of a school-based intervention for children with ADHD by integrating team-based implementation strategies. The Collaborative Life Skills Program (CLS) will be modified to include team development interventions such as Team Charters, Team Communication Training, and Team Performance Monitoring. The study will evaluate the impact of this enhanced implementation (CLS-T) on both the fidelity of the intervention and the outcomes for children with ADHD. Focus groups will also be conducted to gather perceptions from parents, teachers, and school mental health providers regarding the implementation and effectiveness of the intervention.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Youth ages of 7-11 years (2-5th grade) who are attending a participating school
2. Child referred by a school mental health provider (SMHP) with apparent ADHD-related problems,
3. ≥6 symptoms (item score ≥2) of Inattention or Hyperactivity-Impulsivity on the pooled parent and teacher Child Symptom Inventory
4. ≥3 on the Impairment Rating Scale by parent and teacher (cross-situational impairment)
5. Caretaker and teacher consent to participate in treatment and child provides assent.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. No presence of conditions that are incompatible with this study's treatment including: severe visual or hearing impairment, severe language delay or intellectual impairment, psychosis, pervasive developmental disorder
2. Child is in an all-day special education classroom (children in these classrooms are frequently receiving intensive behavior modification programs such that the intervention would be expected to require modification for use in these settings)
3. Parent/primary caregiver or child does not read or speak English or Spanish. Note: Participants will need to be able to read/speak English or Spanish because all measures are in English or Spanish, and the intervention will be conducted in English or Spanish. Parents will be given the option of having a research staff member assist them in completing the assessment measures.
4. Children planning to change (start or stop) psychotropic medication Note: Children taking medication will be required to meet all entry criteria, including impairment criteria, thus indicating a need for the intervention. Children taking medication for attention or behavior are eligible as long as their medication regimens are stable.

Where it's running

• IN STEP Children's Mental Health Center
  San Diego, California, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Miguel Villodas, Ph.D. — San Diego State University
• Study coordinator: Lilliana Conradi, BA
• Email: lconradi@health.ucsd.edu
• Phone: 16196513154

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.