NCT04723719

Sleep IntervEntion as Symptom Treatment for ADHD

SIESTA Sleep IntervEntion as Symptom Treatment for ADHD - Blended CBT Sleep Intervention to Improve Sleep, ADHD Symptoms and Related Problems in Adolescents With ADHD

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 92 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Up to 72% of adolescents with ADHD portray sleep problems. The most common sleep difficulties in adolescents with ADHD are initial insomnia, nocturnal awakenings, non-restorative or restless sleep. These difficulties seem to be causally related to increased ADHD symptom impairment, oppositional and depressive symptomatology, and functional impairments in daily life, resulting in a vicious circle of sleep problems and impairment. Thus, reducing sleep problems is an important intervention target. However, to date there is no evidence-based cognitive behavioral sleep treatment available. Sleep-focused treatments need adaptation towards this developmental phase/disorder for effectiveness, as ADHD and sleep problems are bi-directional. Therefore, a blended treatment targeting the core deficits integrating motivational interviewing, planning skills and sleep interventions is needed. Thus, the aim of this project is testing the short and 3-4 months follow-up effectiveness of the blended cognitive behavioral sleep intervention in adolescents with ADHD.

Detailed description

To test effectiveness a randomized controlled trial in conducted in which adolescents with ADHD and sleep problems are randomized to either their Treatment as Usual for ADHD or their Treatment as usual for ADHD combined with the SIESTA cognitive behavioral sleep interventions. Effects on sleep, ADHD behavior and co-occuring problems are assessed at pretest, post test and at 3-4 months follow-up.

Conditions

• ADHD
• Sleep
• Adolescents
• CBT

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	SIESTA	SIESTA is a CBT sleep training for adolescents with ADHD with a focus on sleep hygiene, motivational interviewing and planning and organization.
OTHER	Treatment as usual for ADHD	Participants continue their treatment as usual for ADHD.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-28
• Primary completion: 2023-11-07
• Completion: 2024-02-01
• First posted: 2021-01-26
• Last updated: 2026-02-13
• Results posted: 2026-02-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium