Psychiatric Assessment Of Parents Of Children With ADHD

NCT03175185 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 17100221
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 200
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to carry out a psychological evaluation for the parents of children diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and parents of children without ADHD as control to detect any psychological problems in those of children with ADHD . These problems may be a precipitating factor to cause ADHD in their child or have a genetic predisposition to be passed to their children. On the other hand these psychological problems may be caused by the difficulties they encounter in raising their ADHD child. The exact relation needs more researches and to be more investigated.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Psychiatric Assessment of the parents

  Detection of personality disorders, anxiety and depressive symptoms

  2 years

Study Arms (2)

Parents of children with ADHD

100 parents of 50 children who were diagnosed with ADHD and

Parent of children without ADHD

100 parents of 50 children who are ADHD free as a control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

The people participating in this study will be 100 parents of 50 children who were diagnosed with ADHD and 100 parents of 50 children who are ADHD free as a control group recruited from outpatient clinic of Assiut University hospital.

You may qualify if:

• Parents of children diagnosed with ADHD according to the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-V).
• Children are between 4 and 16 years of age for both sexes.
• Children with normal IQ \> 70%.
• Parents are able to give informed consent and able to complete the research assessments.

You may not qualify if:

• Parents having chronic debilitating diseases e.g. chronic liver cirrhosis.
• Parents were participating in other clinical research.
• Refusal to participate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Assiut University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE CONTROL
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 1, 2017
• First Posted: June 5, 2017
• Study Start: November 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2018
• Study Completion: November 1, 2019
• Last Updated: June 5, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-06