A Randomized Controlled Study of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Adults With Attention Deficit Disorder

Peking University Sixth Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Attention Deficit Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: CBT only; Behavioral: CBT with booster sessions

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02062411

2013-9-23-3

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) is effective in the treatment of attention deficit and emotional, executive function and social function dysregulation due to attention deficit disorder (ADHD).

Full description

Participations will be randomly assigned to 3 groups which are CBT with booster sessions group, CBT only group and waiting group.With the comparison of first tow groups we will explore the effect of booster sessions, and the last two groups the effect of CBT programme.

Enrollment: 108 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Outpatients from Peking University Sixth Hospital
• Diagnosis of adult ADHD based on Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-IV)
• Stable on medications for adult ADHD for at least 2 months

Exclusion criteria

• Severe major depression, clinically significant panic disorder, bipolar disorder, organic mental disorders, psychotic disorders, or pervasive developmental disorders
• Intelligence Quotient (IQ) less than 90
• Suicide risk
• Unstable physical condition
• Prior participation in cognitive behavioral therapy for ADHD or other psychological therapy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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108 participants in 3 patient groups

CBT with booster sessions

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive 12 cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions weekly and 3 booster sessions monthly following our protocol.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT with booster sessions

CBT only

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will only receive 12 cognitive-behavioral therapy sessions weekly.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CBT only

waiting

No Intervention group

Description:

Participations will not be treated with CBT and keep waiting for 12 weeks for comparison.