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A Study of Identity Building in Children With ADHD

NCT03565250 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2018-07-13

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Summary

Context: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), a major public health issue, is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by disturbance of attention, pathological impulsivity and a variable level of psychomotor hyperactivity. In addition to medium-term repercussions such as school failure or family dysfunction, these children have difficulties in dealing with emotions, metacognition and self-awareness that have serious consequences for self-regulation and identity construction.

Objective: To investigate identity building in children with ADHD and explore its links with the severity of the disorder and associated neuropsychological disturbances.

Material and method: 20 childrens with ADHD and 20 controls will be recruited over a 24-month period. They will be administered the Damon and Hart's Self-Understanding Interview, exploring 7 identity domains: Physical, Active, Social, Psychological, Continuity, Agentivity, Distinction Self/Other. The severity of ADHD, neuropsychological functioning (attention, working memory, executive functions, long-term memory), self-esteem and internal/external attributive style (locus of control) will be assessed by validated scales. The overall level of identity development and in each dimension will be compared between patients and controls. Within patients, the correlations between level of identity development and the severity of ADHD will be explored, as well as with neuropsychological functioning, with statistical control of age.

Assumptions: The investigators hypothesize that children with ADHD will exhibit a significantly lower level of identity development than controls, which will be positively correlated with neuropsychological functioning, and negatively correlated with the severity of ADHD.

Conditions

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

self understanding interview

semi-structured interview designed for assessment of identity according to Damon \& Hart's 7-dimension develomental model

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital, Caen

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marie-Amélie Tordjman-Madigand, MD · CHU CAEN

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-20
Primary Completion
2020-08-04
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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