NCT03263156

A Brief Parent-based Sleep Intervention for ADHD Children

Effects of a Brief Parent-based Sleep Intervention for Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of Hong Kong · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 6 Years – 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Sleep problems are very common in children with ADHD, with a prevalence rate as high as 73%, and often pose significant challenges and stress to the families. Sleep problems in ADHD children are strongly associated with the exacerbation of daytime symptoms, impaired physical health, and poor parental mental health. The present study is a randomised controlled trial to compare the effects of a parent-based sleep intervention for children with ADHD (aged 6-12). Eligible participants will be randomised to either intervention (two face-to-face consultation sessions and one follow-up phone call) or waiting-list control condition. Assessments will be conducted at pre-treatment (baseline), one-week after the intervention (post-treatment), and 3 months after the intervention.

Conditions

• ADHD
• Insomnia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Sleep hygiene practices and behavioural intervention	The first session will involve the provision of sleep-related psycho-education (e.g. sleep hygiene practices) and specific strategies to tackle problematic sleep-related behaviours, as well as collaborative goal setting and development of management plan tailored to the child's sleep problem for the next two weeks. The second session will involve a review of the sleep diary and a reinforcement of learned strategies, and focus on problem-solving to tackle any issues that have emerged from implementing the behavioural strategies at home. A follow-up phone call will be made two weeks later to provide parents with an opportunity to ask any further questions and to consolidate learned strategies and further troubleshoot.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-04-01
• Primary completion: 2021-12-31
• Completion: 2021-12-31
• First posted: 2017-08-28
• Last updated: 2021-04-27

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: Hong Kong