CBT for Patients With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Substance Use Disorders

Arkin

Status: Completed

Conditions: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Substance Use Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: cognitive behavioral therapy for treating ADHD symptoms

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT01431235

10-130

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine if cognitive behavioral therapy is effective in treating ADHD symptoms in patients with substance use disorders and comorbid ADHD.

Full description

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) is an important comorbid condition in patients with substance use disorders (SUD). The prevalence of ADHD in patients with SUD is estimated 23%, and ADHD is associated with an untoward prognosis of SUD. However, adequate treatment programs for patients with ADHD and SUD are not available. Results of medication trials for patients with ADHD and SUD are disappointing, and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has not yet been investigated in this population. In patients with ADHD without comorbid SUD, the results of CBT in randomized trials are positive. The purpose of this study is to investigate if CBT is effective in treating ADHD symptoms in patients with ADHD and SUD.

Enrollment: 184 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• substance use disorder
• ADHD
• able to comply with study activities

Exclusion criteria

• severe neurological or psychiatric diseases (for example Parkinson, dementia, psychosis, bipolar depression) which require medication
• unable to read or write Dutch language

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

---

184 participants in 2 patient groups

standard addiction treatment

No Intervention group

Description:

10 sessions of standard addiction treatment. No ADHD treatment.

addiction treatment and ADHD treatment

Experimental group

Description:

10 sessions cognitive behavioral therapy on addiction treatment combined with 5 sessions on ADHD treatment.

Treatment:

Behavioral: cognitive behavioral therapy for treating ADHD symptoms