Daily Routines, Executive Functioning & ADHD

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age11-17
SponsorCori Manning

About this trial

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

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Clinical diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Located in the greater Tucson, AZ area

Must have a guardian willing to participate

Disqualifiers

Clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder

Clinical diagnosis of an intellectual disability

Clinical diagnosis of psychosis

Clinical diagnosis of bipolar disorder

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Sleep Extension
  • Daytime Routine

Treatment groups

25 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

Cori Manning

Lead sponsor

University of Arizona

Sponsor institution

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Collaborator