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Mindful Awareness Practices for ADHD Pilot Open Trial

NCT05584475 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 16

Last updated 2023-08-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

It is estimated that 25-40% of youth with ADHD have co-occurring cognitive disengagement syndrome (CDS; previously sluggish cognitive tempo), a set of behavioral symptoms characterized by excessive daydreaming, slowed thinking, and mental confusion and fogginess. A growing body of research demonstrates CDS to be associated with functional impairment above and beyond that which can be accounted for by ADHD severity. However, no treatment currently exists that directly targets CDS symptoms. This is a critical clinical and scientific gap, leaving youth with ADHD and co-occurring CDS at risk for experiencing negative immediate and long-term outcomes. In considering intervention approaches, mindfulness meditation involves regular practice to catch oneself when the mind wanders, and may thus an ideal intervention for youth with CDS. However, mindfulness interventions, including the Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs) for ADHD, have never been tested in adolescents with ADHD and co-occurring CDS specifically. This study will recruit up to 15 adolescents with ADHD and co-occurring CDS symptoms to enroll in an open trial of MAPs to evaluate its feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy. Findings will provide key pilot data regarding treatment of CDS in adolescents with ADHD.

Conditions

  • ADHD

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs)

MAPs is an 8-session, group-based approach for individuals with ADHD to improve attentional difficulties and related impairments by enhancing attending to and accepting experiences in the present moment. Sessions typically last between 60 and 90 minutes, though may last up to 120 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephen P Becker, PhD · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-05
Primary Completion
2023-03-28
Completion
2023-06-22

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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