Effect of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Knowledge Improvement Program on Male Primary School Teachers

King Khalid University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Mental Disorder; Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; ADHD

Treatments: Other: Knowledge Improvement Program about ADHD

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04196881

ADHD

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims to assess the impact of implementing ADHD knowledge improvement program on male primary school teachers' knowledge regarding ADHD in Abha City, Saudi Arabia.

Full description

Primary school teachers play an essential role in early detection and proper treatment of school children suffering attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). There are indications that teachers may not have enough knowledge about this disorder. Training programs can help to improve the knowledge of teachers about ADHD.

Enrollment: 100 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Male teachers in governmental and private primary schools in Abha City, Saudi Arabia.

Exclusion criteria

• Those who have a similar training program before.
• Those who are not directly involved in the teaching process.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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100 participants in 2 patient groups

Training

Experimental group

Description:

group will receive training about ADHD

Treatment:

Other: Knowledge Improvement Program about ADHD

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

group will not receive training about ADHD