Evaluation of Improving Parenting Skills Adult ADHD (IPSA): A New Parent Training Program for Parents With ADHD

NCT06040996 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: IPSA RCT
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 109
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

IPSA (Improving Parenting Skills adult ADHD) is a new parent training (PT) program developed and adapted for parents who themselves have Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This study evaluates the efficacy of the IPSA program, that is, whether participation in IPSA is associated with desired treatment outcomes (e.g., improved parental self-efficacy). In addition, it examines the program's feasibility (e.g., what parents think about the program, the extent to which parents complete the program, and program safety). The study is a so called randomized controlled trial (RCT), where participants are randomly assigned to one of two groups: Treatment (IPSA) or Control (continued routine services; offered IPSA approximately six months later). Participants are adults with ADHD (any form) that have at least one child in the ages between 3 and 11 years. Data are primarily collected using questionnaires, completed by parents before and after IPSA, as well as in connection with an IPSA booster session (follow-up).

Conditions

Parenting; Adult ADHD; Parent-Child Relations; Child Behavior Problem

Keywords

Parenting; Parent training; Parental ADHD; Parenting skills; Parental Self-Efficacy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parental Self-Efficacy

  Measured with the Parental Self-Efficacy scale (PSE; Ulfsdotter, Enebrink, \& Lindberg, 2014). Expected to change from pre to post IPSA. Higher scores mean better outcome.

  Administered at baseline (pre IPSA; T1) and immediately after the intervention (post IPSA; T2), as well as at follow-up (up to three months after program completion; T3).

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Parental Stress

  Administered at baseline (pre IPSA; T1) and immediately after the intervention (post IPSA; T2), as well as at follow-up (up to three months after program completion; T3).

• Household Disorganization/Home Chaos

  Administered at baseline (pre IPSA; T1) and immediately after the intervention (post IPSA; T2), as well as at follow-up (up to three months after program completion; T3).

• Child behavior problems

  Administered at baseline (pre IPSA; T1) and immediately after the intervention (post IPSA; T2), as well as at follow-up (up to three months after program completion; T3).

Other Outcomes (11)

• Time management and organizational skills

  Administered at baseline (pre IPSA; T1) and immediately after the intervention (post IPSA; T2).

• Feasibility (acceptability): Program acceptability

  Immediately after program completion (up to six months after baseline).

• Feasibility (acceptability): Session acceptability

  At the end of each IPSA session, up to the booster session (up to three months after program completion).

Study Arms (2)

IPSA

EXPERIMENTAL

A new parent training program for parents with ADHD

Behavioral: Improving Parenting Skills adult ADHD (IPSA)

Continued Routine Services

OTHER

Continued Routine Services

Other: Continued Routine Services

Interventions

Improving Parenting Skills adult ADHD (IPSA) BEHAVIORAL

Parent training program for parents with ADHD. The program combines structured group-based skills training with individualized support, including occupational therapist support to help parents improve their own prerequisites for bringing about change and facilitate use of the introduced parenting skills.

IPSA

Continued Routine Services OTHER

Continued Routine Services while waiting for IPSA (offered approximately 6 months later)

Continued Routine Services

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• at least one child in the ages between 3 and 11 years
• sufficient knowledge of Swedish to participate actively in the intervention without an interpreter
• possibility to participate in the intervention during the intended period (regardless of allocation)

You may not qualify if:

• other neurodevelopmental disabilities, that is autism or intellectual disability
• ongoing serious psychiatric condition (e.g., major depression, suicidality, psychosis, substance use disorder) for which treatment needs to be prioritized
• ongoing family crisis or equivalent that needs to be prioritized with other types of interventions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Karolinska Institutet: lead
• Region Stockholm: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Karolinska Institutet

Stockholm, 17177, Sweden

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Lindstrom T, Buddgard S, Westholm L, Forster M, Bolte S, Hirvikoski T. Parent training tailored for parents with ADHD: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 26;25(1):818. doi: 10.1186/s12888-025-07166-8.

  PMID: 40859158 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Tatja Hirvikoski, Ass. Prof.

  Karolinska Institutet

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 28, 2023
• First Posted: September 18, 2023
• Study Start: January 16, 2019
• Primary Completion: January 1, 2024
• Study Completion: January 1, 2024
• Last Updated: September 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Locations

SE (1)