Executive Function/Metacognitive Training for At-Risk Preschoolers

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

In brief

The purpose of this study is to see if an intervention training executive functions like attention, working memory, and self-regulation for preschoolers at risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is feasible, acceptable to families, and improves attention, behavior, and functioning.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01675869

Run by

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

People needed

68

Starts

2012-07-01

Expected to finish

2016-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-02-03

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 5. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male or female, ages 3.0-4.11 years
• Outpatients, enrolled in a structured educational setting
• At risk for ADHD
• Parent or teacher rated BRIEF T-score > 60 on at least 1 subscale
• Not in other psychosocial interventions
• Medication free at time of the intervention
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Children with significant impairment will be referred for more intensive treatment.
• Pervasive developmental disorders
• Serious head injury or unstable medical or neurological conditions
• Judged by one of the investigators to be acutely suicidal or homicidal, or at imminent risk of injuring self or others or causing significant damage to property
• Children with an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) <85 will be excluded to avoid confounds related to intellectual functioning

Where it is running

• Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center — Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

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