Mobile Behavioral Parent Training for Childhood ADHD: Pilot Trial

NCT05955274 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1R34MH128513
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 56
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of the study is to develop and pilot a personalized behavioral parent training intervention for caregivers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The behavioral intervention will teach positive parenting through videos and quizzes that caregivers can access through a smartphone application. The program also gives parents and caregivers in-the-moment feedback their use of parenting strategies. The main questions to answer are: Is parenting feedback provided by a smartphone application acceptable to caregivers? Is the phone application usable and acceptable to parents and caregivers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder? In the pilot trial, participants (parents/caregivers) will be randomly assigned to either (1) use the positive parenting intervention phone application (mobile Behavioral Parent Training: mBPT) or (2) use mBPT and receive brief, personalized phone prompts throughout their participation that target parenting behavior and intervention engagement.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Intervention Engagement

  Number of mobile BPT sessions completed divided by the total number of sessions available.

  Through study completion, average of 10 weeks

• Receipt of Prompts

  Percent of prompts sent that were opened within 20 minutes of being sent

  Through study completion, average of 10 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Passive Audio Data- Positive Parenting

  During the last 1 week of study completion

Study Arms (2)

mBPT only

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Mobile Behavioral Parent Training (mBPT)

mBPT and just-in-time adaptive intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Mobile Behavioral Parent Training (mBPT); Behavioral: Just-in-time intervention: Parenting Strategies

Interventions

Mobile Behavioral Parent Training (mBPT) BEHAVIORAL

The mobile phone application includes behavioral parent training content (for example, praise, effective commands, reward systems) delivered in videos, examples, and quizzes that parents/caregivers access.

mBPT and just-in-time adaptive intervention; mBPT only

Just-in-time intervention: Parenting Strategies BEHAVIORAL

Parents will receive prompts via phone that provide parenting suggestions and parenting feedback when they are interacting with their child.

mBPT and just-in-time adaptive intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• currently meets Diagnostic Statistical Manual 5 diagnostic criteria for ADHD
• ages 7 -12
• has at least one parent or primary caregiver who is willing to participate and is able to access the intervention at home via smartphone.

You may not qualify if:

• N/A

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Florida International University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Center for Children and Families of Western New York

Buffalo, New York, 14226, 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 Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 12, 2023
• First Posted: July 21, 2023
• Study Start: November 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 14, 2025
• Study Completion: August 14, 2025
• Last Updated: August 29, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Locations

US (1)