Recruiting

Central Executive Training & Parent Training

Sponsor:

Florida State University

Code:

NCT05492422

Conditions

ADHD

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8 - 12

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Central Executive Training (CET)

Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)

Study Details

Brief summary:

The goal of the current project is to combine two evidence- based treatments for school-aged children with ADHD: Central Executive Training (CET) and Behavioral Parent Training (BPT). CET is a computerized training intervention that improves ADHD symptoms and academic functioning by improving children's working memory abilities. BPT is a therapeutic intervention that improves family functioning and child oppositional-defiant (ODD) symptoms by changing parenting behaviors. Their combined use is expected to provide complementary and additive benefits, particularly if CET is delivered before BPT.

Conditions

ADHD

Study ID

NCT05492422

Start date

Oct 3, 2022

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Aug 1, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 1, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 8 - 12

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion:

1. Children ages 8-12 with principal ADHD diagnoses (via K-SADS); and
2. parent AND teacher ratings in clinical/borderline range based on age and sex on ADHD Rating Scale (ADHD-5) or Behavior Assessment Scale for Children (BASC-3) Attention Problems/Hyperactivity subscales (i.e., 90th percentile or higher based on both informants).

All DSM-5 ADHD presentations will be eligible.

Exclusion:

1. gross neurological, sensory, or motor impairment;
2. history of seizure disorder, psychosis, bipolar, or severe dysregulation disorders that may interfere with participation (e.g., disruptive mood dysregulation, intermittent explosive, reactive attachment, substance use);
3. intellectual disability or Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-V) short-form standard score <70;
4. conditions requiring acute intervention, e.g., active suicidality; and
5. non-English speaking child or parent.

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: CET-then-BPT

Families receive CET in Phase 1 followed by BPT in Phase 2

experimental: BPT-then-CET

Families receive BPT in Phase 1 followed by CET in Phase 2

experimental: Waitlist then CET+BPT

Families do not receive either intervention in Phase 1 and then receive both CET and BPT concurrently in Phase 2

experimental: CET+BPT then 'waitlist' (follow-up)

Families receive CET and BPT concurrently in Phase 1, and then are followed in Phase 2 with not additional intervention

Interventions

Central Executive Training (CET)

Central Executive Training (CET)

Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)

Behavioral Parent Training (BPT)

Primary outcome measure

  • Rapport visuospatial/phonological working memory test [ Time Frame: Administered during a 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session ]
  • Alabama parenting scale [ Time Frame: Parent questionnaire requiring approximately 15 minutes to complete, administered to parent while child is completing the 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session ]
  • Parenting sense of competence scale [ Time Frame: Parent questionnaire requiring approximately 15 minutes to complete, administered to parent while child is completing the 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session ]
  • Parent stress index [ Time Frame: Parent questionnaire requiring approximately 15 minutes to complete, administered to parent while child is completing the 3 hour post-treatment testing session occurring within 2 weeks of last intervention session ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Children's Learning Clinic

8506457423clc@psy.fsu.edu

Locations

Florida State University

Recruiting

Tallahassee, Florida, United States, 32306

Contacts

Children's Learning Clinic

850-645-7423clc@psy.fsu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Florida State University

Last update posted

May 7, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Florida State University on 2026-05-07.