Classroom-Level Intervention to Promote Peers' Acceptance of Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Purpose
Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) comprise about 5-10% of the elementary school-age population. One place where children with ADHD have great difficulty is in being accepted by peers and in making friends. It has unfortunately been very difficult for the field to find good treatments for peer relationship problems for this population. Even when children with ADHD do improve their behavior, it is common that peers do not seem to like the child with ADHD any better. This may happen because children often have negative reputations with their classmates that are hard to change. That is, once a class of children get the impression that one child is disliked or the social outcast, even if that child's ADHD symptoms get better, the peer group may not notice any of these improvements. It is hypothesized that the elementary school teacher may be able to help peers notice positive behavior changes in children with ADHD when they do occur. This clinical trial will design and pilot-test an intervention that would train teachers in classroom practices to reduce the peer rejection of students with ADHD. The pilot test will be conducted in a summer program created to be similar to a regular school classroom in structure. If the treatment seems to succeed in the summer program, then it will be tried in regular classrooms in a future study.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
Behavioral: Behavioral contingency management Behavioral: Tolerance training |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
| Official Title: | Classroom-Level Intervention to Promote Peers' Acceptance of Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
- Child Peer Relationships [ Time Frame: The first day of the treatment and the last day of the treatment (two weeks later) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]This is collected in the summer program in which the intervention will be adminstered. On the first day of the program (before treatment begins), pre-test measures will be taken. They will be re-taken on the last day of the program two weeks later (on the last day of treatment). Peer relationships will be assessed by peer sociometric interviews. Proportion scores of peer acceptance, reciprocated friendship, and inclusion in social networks will be calculated, and changes in these outcomes over the summer prorgam will be considered as evidence to evaluate the treatment.
- Child Behavior Problems [ Time Frame: The first day of the treatment and the last day of the treatment (two weeks later) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]This measure will be collected on the same time frame as is the primary outcome measure. Children's behavior problems (aggression, inattention, hyperactivity/impulsivity, social withdrawal) will be assessed by teacher report and by observation. Changes in behavior problems during this period will be considered as evidence for the efficacy of the treatment.
| Estimated Enrollment: | 102 |
| Study Start Date: | January 2011 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | June 2012 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | September 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: Combined
This represents a combination of the tolerance training and behavioral management interventions together.
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Behavioral: Behavioral contingency management
Teachers will learn to use reinforcements and response cost procedures to encourage children's display of prosocial behaviors.
Behavioral: Tolerance training
Teachers will be instructed in procedures to encourage the peer group to be accepting of children with ADHD.
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Active Comparator: Behavioral management
This represents the behavioral contingency management intervention only.
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Behavioral: Behavioral contingency management
Teachers will learn to use reinforcements and response cost procedures to encourage children's display of prosocial behaviors.
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Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 6 Years to 8 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children ages 6-8
- Primary diagnosis of ADHD
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Verbal IQ below 75
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Amori Y Mikami, PhD | 4342432327 | mikami@virginia.edu |
| United States, Virginia | |
| University of Virginia | Not yet recruiting |
| Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, 22904 | |
| Contact: Amori Y Mikami, PhD 434-243-2327 mikami@virginia.edu | |
| Principal Investigator: Amori Y Mikami, PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: | Amori Y Mikami, PhD | University of Virginia |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Amori Y Mikami, Assistant Professor, University of Virginia |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01133028 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 2010-0066-00 |
| Study First Received: | May 10, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | May 26, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by University of Virginia:
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Hyperkinesis Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood Mental Disorders |
Dyskinesias Neurologic Manifestations Nervous System Diseases Signs and Symptoms |
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