The Effects of Peer Co-led Educational Group Intervention for Adults With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Treatments: Behavioral: Group-based education; Other: Standard treatment; Behavioral: Waiting list

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03547843

2017/2405 REK

Details and patient eligibility

About

Peer co-led education describes educators who are expert patients, user representatives or former patients, participating and teaching in educational interventions in cooperation with health care professionals. Peer co-led education is included in the Norwegian national guidelines for treatment of mental disorders, but despite some promising results for the treatment of other conditions, still little is known about the efficacy of peer co-led educational group interventions interventions for adults with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

This pilot trial will evaluate patient satisfaction with and preliminary efficacy of a 2-session peer co-led educational group program designed to address specific challenges faced by adults diagnosed with ADHD at an outpatient clinics in mid-Norway.

Enrollment: 56 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 67 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Confirmed ADHD-diagnosis
• speaking a Scandinavian language

Exclusion criteria

• Unable to give informed consent
• Psychosis
• Severe learning difficulties

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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56 participants in 2 patient groups

Educational intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Patients randomized to the intervention group will start with a group-based educational program immediately after the randomization.

Treatment:

Other: Standard treatment

Behavioral: Group-based education

Waiting list

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants randomized to the waiting list control group receive no educational intervention for the duration of the 10 weeks. During this period participants can receive standard treatment, consisting of diagnostic treatment with medication.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Waiting list

Other: Standard treatment