NCT06540547

Moms Managing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Study

Supporting Expectant Mothers With ADHD Through the Transition to Parenthood

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 10 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 55 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study will develop and test a behavioral program for pregnant individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This behavioral program will include skills for managing ADHD and related symptoms during pregnancy and after delivery and will be taught by a behavioral therapist in OB care settings.

Detailed description

Treating pregnant individuals with ADHD may improve parent and child wellbeing, parent-child interactions, and psychosocial familial factors to enhance family resilience and reduce prevalence/severity of child mental health disorders. Using the information provided from stakeholder interviews and adaptations of an existing CBT intervention for parents of children with ADHD, the current study will develop the MomMA (Moms Managing ADHD) intervention and implement it via an open clinical trial (n=10 pregnant individuals), delivered by masters-level women's health behavioral therapists. Investigators will examine treatment acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness, as well as implementation factors (fidelity, adherence, facilitators/barriers) and qualitative data (e.g., feedback interviews). In addition, quantitative data (self-reported symptoms, parenting, and home environment measures; observed parent and child behavior; parent reported child temperament/behavior) will be used to assess parent and child outcomes following the intervention. This mixed-methods model will offer a comprehensive examination of the MomMA intervention and inform a refined intervention model.

Conditions

• ADHD
• Parenting

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	MomMA Intervention	Parents will receive sessions of CBT-based behavioral intervention with components targeted specifically towards expectant parents with ADHD. Treatment will be delivered by therapists embedded in OB care settings. The number and specific content of sessions will be determined based on community partner feedback.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-19
• Primary completion: 2026-07-31
• Completion: 2026-07-31
• First posted: 2024-08-06
• Last updated: 2026-01-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States