Support for PARents of Children Living With ADHD - a Research Trial

NCT03832270 | Unknown DMC

• 1 other identifier: HIPS/17/58
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 60
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a chronic and pervasive disorder characterised by problems in attention, impulse control and activity regulation that substantially burdens patients, families, and society. The efficacy of behavioural training for parents of children with ADHD symptoms is well established, however it is less clear which type of parenting intervention should be offered, and which aspects of parenting behaviour to focus on. It is not established whether an intervention designed specifically for families of children with a diagnosis will be more effective and cost effective than less specifically-targeted interventions. The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and likely size of a substantive randomised controlled trial comparing an AHDH specific parenting intervention to a diagnostically less-specific parenting intervention.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Keywords

Parenting support

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Number of parents willing to be randomised to Parents InC or Incredible Years.

  Measured by number of parents agreed to randomisation throughout the study period.

  Continuous over 1 year study period

• Number of parents recruited and retained.

  Measured by number of parents recruited and retained throughout the study period.

  Continuous over 1 year study period

• Research procedures feasibility and acceptability

  Face to face interviews will be conducted with participating families to assess the feasibility and acceptability of research procedures.

  Continuous over 1 year study period

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Primary efficacy outcome: Parental Sense of Competence Scale.

  Baseline, 12-months post-randomisation

• Eyberg Child Behaviour Inventory.

  Baseline, 12-month post-randomisation

• General Health Questionnaire.

  Baseline, 12-month post-randomisation

• ADHD Symptom Rating Scale-Version 1.

  Baseline, 12-month post-randomisation

• Parenting Daily Hassles Scale.

  Baseline, 3 months post Baseline (if applicable), 12-month post-randomisation

Study Arms (2)

Parents InC

EXPERIMENTAL

Group parenting support intervention based around four pillars: 1) empowerment/ownership; 2) education on ADHD and its effect on family identity/ values; 3) positive parenting in the context of ADHD; 4) making sense of ADHD in a developmental context. It is delivered over 5 weekly 2-hour sessions, a 6 week break, and a follow-up session.

Behavioral: Parents InC

Incredible Years

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

A group parenting support intervention aimed at strengthening parent-child interactions and attachment, reducing harsh discipline and fostering parents' ability to promote children's social, emotional, and academic development. The IY programme is delivered over 14 weekly 2-hour sessions. IY facilitators are videotaped during sessions to maintain intervention fidelity. IY also includes 1-4 pre-intervention preparation sessions which may involve home visits and telephone support and reminders.

Behavioral: Incredible Years

Interventions

Parents InC BEHAVIORAL

Based on social learning theory, Parents InC has been designed specifically for parents of children with an ADHD diagnosis with a particular focus on parenting sense of self competence.

Parents InC

Incredible Years BEHAVIORAL

Also based on social learning theory but focus is not specifically on ADHD.

Incredible Years

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 5 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may not qualify if:

• Families attending other parenting groups
• Parents who have low proficiency in English (as this will compromise their ability to complete research measures or participate in a group intervention).
• Participants already taking part in research on a parenting intervention will also be ineligible to participate.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Glasgow: lead
• NHS Fife: collaborator
• Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

NHS Fife Psychology Department

Dunfermline, Scotland, KY11 4UW, United Kingdom

RECRUITING

Related Publications (1)

• Sim F, Dalgarno L, McIntosh E, Haig C, Duklas P, McConnachie A, Gillberg C, Minnis H, Thompson L. Families with neurodevelopmental diagnoses are not 'Hard to Reach': Findings from a feasibility trial comparing parenting programmes for parents of children with ADHD. PLoS One. 2025 Sep 17;20(9):e0323959. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0323959. eCollection 2025.

  PMID: 40961127 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Lucy Thompson

  University of Glasgow

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Helen Minnis

  University of Glasgow

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Fiona Sim

CONTACT

01413308254; sparclar@glasgow.ac.uk

Fatene Abakar Ismail

CONTACT

01413308254; sparclar@glasgow.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: Participants and assessors will be blind to treatment allocation.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: International Research Coordinator & Research Fellow

Model Details: Parallel pilot RCT (MRC feasibility phase)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 4, 2018
• First Posted: February 6, 2019
• Study Start: January 21, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2019
• Study Completion: October 1, 2021
• Last Updated: March 13, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

Locations

GB (1)