Multisite Study of High School-based Treatment for Adolescents With ADHD

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

In brief

We evaluated the extent to which receiving the school-based multi-component treatment of the Challenging Horizons Program (CHP) would lead to significant improvements in levels of symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and social and academic functioning for high school aged adolescents diagnosed with ADHD. We intended to recruit 200 high school aged adolescents with a diagnosis of ADHD who would be randomly assigned to either CHP or a Community Care condition within each of 12 participating high schools. Outcome measures included parent, teacher and adolescent reports as well as observational data. Measures were collected at initial evaluations which preceded the one academic year of treatment, during the treatment period, and at six-months after treatment ended. Based on previous research with this treatment in middle and high schools, we anticipated meaningful gains for those in the treatment condition at post-treatment and larger gains on some variables at the 6-month follow-up evaluation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04480346

Run by

Ohio University

People needed

186

Starts

2015-03-01

Expected to finish

2019-06-30

Last updated by the study team

2020-07-24

Who can join

Age: 14 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• On phone screen with parent report a previous diagnosis of ADHD or elevated levels on at least 4 of 9 ADHD symptoms of inattention
• Meet diagnostic criteria for ADHD on structured diagnostic interview with parents or parent and teacher ratings of symptoms and impairment
• Demonstrate an IQ of 75 or greater on the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence - Second Edition
• Attend a participating high school

You may not qualify if…

• Does not exceed critical threshold on adolescent self report of substance us on the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory
• Does not meet diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder, psychosis, or obsessive-compulsive disorder

Where it is running

• Ohio University — Athens, Ohio, United States
• Lehigh University — Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States

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