Assessment of the Professional Difficulties of Adult With Attention Deficit / Hyperactivity Disorder Patients

NCT04020120 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 7482
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), which is common and well known in children, persists into adulthood in more than 60% of cases, with significant impact on quality of life. Professional domain is particularly impaired. The investigators hypothesize that ADHD symptoms causes professional difficulties, on the emotional, cognitive, physical and relational levels. The main objective of this study is to better characterize these professional difficulties at to follow-up these difficulties after one year. Difficulties will be assessed by questionnaires and semi-directive interview. The secondary objective is to determine what factors modulate these difficulties and what compensation strategies are implemented to address the patients.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Adults

Keywords

Prospective; Descriptive; Non-interventional; Monocentric

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ-25)

  It is a questionnaire with 25 items exploring 4 distinct dimensions: time management, physical demands, mental interpersonal demands and output demands.

  1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Maslach Burnout Inventory

  1 year

Study Arms (1)

ADHD in professional activity

Adult ADHD patients in active employment at the time of inclusion or who were in employment within 3 months prior to inclusion

Other: questionnaires

Interventions

questionnaires OTHER

answer questionnaires

ADHD in professional activity

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 62 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients who consulted at the psychiatric clinic of Strasbourg, aged 18 to 62, with a diagnosis of attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity assessed by a psychiatrist, and who have been in a working situation in the last 3 months.

You may qualify if:

• Patients aged 18 to 62 years
• Diagnosis of attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity by a psychiatrist
• No treatment for ADHD in childhood or adolescence
• Patient who has been in a professional situation during the last 3 months

You may not qualify if:

• Patient on sick leave or unemployed for more than 3 months
• Depressive episode in acute phase
• Subject with a mobility project that prevents follow-up for 1 year (planned move)
• Impossibility of providing the subject with informed information (subject in an emergency situation, difficulties in understanding the subject, mental retardation, illiteracy or insufficient command of the French language...)
• Subject under the protection of justice
• Subject under guardianship or curatorship

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Strasbourg, France: lead

Study Sites (1)

Les Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg

Strasbourg, 67091, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 11, 2019
• First Posted: July 15, 2019
• Study Start: December 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2019
• Study Completion: December 1, 2021
• Last Updated: November 13, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-11

Locations

FR (1)