A Sleep Focused Parenting Intervention for Preschool Aged Children at Risk for ADHD — OASIS  

Sleep Clinical Trial

Official title: A Parent Behavioral Intervention Targeting Sleep Among Preschool Aged Children at Elevated Risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Pilot Effectiveness Trial in Pediatric Primary Care

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this pilot clinical effectiveness trial is to compare a brief parent behavioral intervention (PBI) to a modified sleep focused PBI (SF-PBI) delivered by therapists in pediatric primary care for families of children 3-5 years old with sleep problems and early ADHD symptoms.

The main aims are to:

• Demonstrate acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness of the SF-PBI.

• Examine change in sleep and ADHD symptoms among preschoolers with ADHD symptoms receiving SF-PBI compared to the brief PBI.

Clinical Trial Description

Sleep problems may be one mechanism through which young children may be at risk for developing ADHD, although first line ADHD interventions, including parent behavioral interventions (PBIs), do not address sleep. Investigators will test a modified version of a PBI to target sleep disrupting behaviors for children 3-5 years old at elevated risk for ADHD. The intervention will be delivered by behavioral health therapists embedded in pediatric primary care to increase families' access to intervention. This pilot effectiveness trial is the first step towards developing an early intervention targeting sleep as a mechanism to reduce the prevalence, symptoms, and impairments associated with childhood ADHD. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
• Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Child, Preschool
• Dyssomnias
• Hyperkinesis
• Mental Disorders
• Parasomnias
• Problem Behavior
• Sleep
• Sleep Disturbance

• NCT number: NCT05683756
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Pittsburgh
• Contact: Heather M Joseph, DO
• Phone: 4122465338
• Email: liebherrh@upmc.edu
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2023
• Completion date: September 2026