BUILT Family Lifestyle Program for Children With ADHD

NCT05464056 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2017-0024
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 69
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators have developed BUILT in hopes of empowering families to adopt and sustain healthy food, sleep, and exercise routines that optimize child focus, attention, and behavior. Over 6-weeks, the BUILT program will explore what science says about the effects of sleep, nutrition, and exercise on brain development and behavior; investigate the food, sleep, and exercise routines of the world's best athletes and intellectuals; and experiment with home routines to find those that best fits with participating families. It is hypothesized that families participating in BUILT (N=150) will show significant improvements in child health behaviors (sleep, nutrition, physical activity, recreational screen time), child mental health (ADHD symptoms \[primary outcome\], child functional impairment), child physical literacy, and family dynamics (cohesion, structure, communication) from baseline to posttest.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Keywords

ADHD; Lifestyle Intervention; Routines; Behavior change; Community-engaged research

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Change from Baseline Moderate-Vigorous Physical Activity at Posttest

  Physical activity will be monitored for children at each time point with accelerometers worn at the wrist. Accelerometers provide a valid assessment of physical activity in free-living conditions. Data will be analyzed if ≥7 hours are available for ≥4 days. The outcome is minutes of moderate-vigorous physical activity per day and more minutes of moderate-vigorous physical activity are considered a better outcome.

  Baseline (within 2-weeks of intervention start date), Posttest (within 2-weeks of intervention end date)

• Change from Baseline Sleep Quantity at Posttest

  Sleep quantity will be monitored for children at each time point with accelerometers worn at the wrist. Accelerometers provide a valid assessment of sleep in free-living conditions. Sleep logs will differentiate sleep and wake times. More hours of sleep are considered a better outcome.

  Baseline (within 2-weeks of intervention start date), Posttest (within 2-weeks of intervention end date)

• Change from Baseline Diet Quality at Posttest

  Diet Quality will be assessed for each child at each time point using a Block Food Frequency Questionnaire (NutritionQuest). Higher scores on Diet Quality are considered a better outcome.

  Baseline (within 2-weeks of intervention start date), Posttest (within 2-weeks of intervention end date)

• Change from Baseline Recreational Screen Time Quantity at Posttest

  Recreational Screen time will be assessed by parent report of minutes of daily screen time on weekdays and weekends for school and non-school purposes, rounded to the nearest 15-minute increment. Fewer minutes of daily recreational screen time are considered a better outcome.

  Baseline (within 2-weeks of intervention start date), Posttest (within 2-weeks of intervention end date)

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Change from Baseline Combined ADHD Symptoms at Posttest

  Baseline (within 2-weeks of intervention start date), Posttest (within 2-weeks of intervention end date)

• Change from Baseline Functional Impairment at Posttest

  Baseline (within 2-weeks of intervention start date), Posttest (within 2-weeks of intervention end date)

• Change from Baseline Executive Function at Posttest

  Baseline (within 2-weeks of intervention start date), Posttest (within 2-weeks of intervention end date)

• Change from Baseline Parental Stress at Posttest

  Baseline (within 2-weeks of intervention start date), Posttest (within 2-weeks of intervention end date)

• Change from Baseline Home Structure at Posttest

  Baseline (within 2-weeks of intervention start date), Posttest (within 2-weeks of intervention end date)

Study Arms (1)

BUILT Study

EXPERIMENTAL

One group receives the intervention.

Behavioral: Be Unstoppable in Life Together (BUILT)

Interventions

Be Unstoppable in Life Together (BUILT) BEHAVIORAL

Participants will complete weekly sleep, food, and exercise home challenges focused on creating sustainable healthy eating, sleep, and exercise routines. Parents will participate in weekly support calls by UIC and Chicago Park District staff to provide support and accountability. Children will have the opportunity to win small prizes based on completing weekly challenges. The intervention will be co-facilitated by UIC students and Chicago Park District staff and will largely take place on-line. For additional details visit: https://built.ahs.uic.edu.

BUILT Study

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Boys and girls ages 6 to 12 years old
• Parent orientation session summarizing activities
• Child free of conditions that preclude aerobic activity
• Child enrolled in Chicago Park District programming

You may not qualify if:

• Boys and girls \< 6 years old or \> 12 years old
• Parent does not participate in orientation session summarizing activities
• Child has conditions that preclude aerobic activity
• Child not enrolled in Chicago Park District programming

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Chicago: lead
• UIC Center for Health Equity Research (CHER): collaborator
• UIC Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion (CPHP): collaborator
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Chicago Park District

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Eduardo E Bustamante, PhD

  University of Illinois at Chicago

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: AssociateProfessor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 26, 2022
• First Posted: July 19, 2022
• Study Start: July 15, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2025
• Study Completion: August 1, 2025
• Last Updated: May 19, 2026

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)