Daily Routines and Executive Functioning in Youth with ADHD
Cori Manning
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn adjusting daily or nightly routines improves executive functioning in youth with ADHD. It will also learn about the acceptability of the intervention. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the intervention improve sleep for youth with ADHD? 2. Does the intervention improve areas of executive functioning for youth with ADHD? 3. Is this an acceptable intervention for youth with ADHD? Researchers will compare the two intervention conditions to see if their are impacts in executive functioning and sleep. Participants will: Complete cognitive testing, executive function tasks, questionnaires, and an interview at baseline and at one month Wear an actigraph watch for one month Bring a parent with them to three meetings Complete daily sleep diaries for one month
Description
The purpose of this study will be to examine if adolescents with ADHD with altered daily or nightly routines show improvements in EF, specifically working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control. This will be a pilot study including up to 25 adolescents between the ages of 11 and 17 years old, with a diagnosis of ADHD (combined presentation, or predominantly inattentive presentation). Participants will be stratified by gender and randomly assigned to one of two conditions: 1) night routines or 2) daily routines. The intervention is ready to be implemented and adapted for an ADHD…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 11–17 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) * Located in the greater Tucson, AZ area * Must have a guardian willing to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder * Clinical diagnosis of an intellectual disability * Clinical diagnosis of psychosis * Clinical diagnosis of bipolar disorder
Interventions
- BehavioralSleep Extension
Participants, their parent, and a researcher will review the participants actigraphy data from the two week baseline period. They will discuss sleep patterns and behaviors related to sleep. The researcher will prescribe a sleep prescription that includes set sleep and wake times and stimulus control. Participants will adhere to the sleep prescription for two weeks.
- BehavioralDaytime Routine
Participant, their parent, and researcher will meet to discuss daily routines for the child and family. They will collaborate to choose one behavioral routine to modify for the following two weeks.
Location
- University of Arizona - College of EducationTucson, Arizona