Recruiting

Mindfulness Intervention

Sponsor:

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Code:

NCT06076967

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 17 - 25

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Mindfulness Awareness Practices for ADHD (adapted)

Services-As-Usual

Study Details

Brief summary:

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that commonly persists into adulthood and is associated with significant life impairments. The current study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a group-based mindfulness intervention for first-year college students with ADHD. If found to be feasible, acceptable, and efficacious, subsequent research will examine its impact on a larger scale to have a broader public health impact for college students with ADHD.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Study ID

NCT06076967

Start date

Sep 15, 2023

Status verified date

Aug, 2024

Completion date

Jul 31, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May 15, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 17 - 25

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • First-semester college student with ADHD
  • Age 17-25
  • Must meet criteria for ADHD
  • No major medical problems

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Severe depression
  • Mania
  • Ongoing substance abuse
  • Personality disorder that may interfere with group delivery
  • Psychotic symptoms
  • Recent history of trauma
  • Unstable dosage of psychotropic medication

Study Design

Enrollment

100 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Adapted Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPS)

The Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs) for ADHD program, an 8-week, group-based mindfulness program for adults with ADHD, has been shown to reduce ADHD, depression, and anxiety symptoms. While promising, it is unknown as to whether the MAPs protocol is feasible, acceptable, and efficacious for college students with ADHD. The current study takes the first step towards enhanced study of mindfulness for college students with ADHD by testing the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of an adapted MAPs protocol delivered within university counseling center settings during the first semester of college.

active comparator: Services-As-Usual

Services-As-Usual includes the standard academic support services provided by university disability/accessibility offices.

Interventions

Mindfulness Awareness Practices for ADHD (adapted)

The Mindful Awareness Practices (MAPs) for ADHD program is an 8-week, group-based mindfulness program for adults with ADHD.

Services-As-Usual

Services-As-Usual includes the standard support services provided by universities

Primary outcome measure

  • Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scale [ Time Frame: Pre-treatment, up to 1-month post-treatment, 6-month follow-up ]
  • Adult Concentration Inventory [ Time Frame: Pre-treatment, up to 1-month post-treatment, 6-month follow-up ]
  • Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21 [ Time Frame: Pre-treatment, up to 1-month post-treatment, 6-month follow-up ]
  • Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale [ Time Frame: Pre-treatment, up to 1-month post-treatment, 6-month follow-up ]
  • Trier Social Stress Test [ Time Frame: Pre-treatment, up to 1-month post-treatment, 6-month follow-up ]
  • Mind Excessively Wandering Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Pre-treatment, up to 1-month post-treatment, 6-month follow-up ]
  • Five-Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Pre-treatment, up to 1-month post-treatment, 6-month follow-up ]
  • Sustained Attention to Response Task [ Time Frame: Pre-treatment, up to 1-month post-treatment, 6-month follow-up ]
  • Attention Network Task [ Time Frame: Pre-treatment, up to 1-month post-treatment, 6-month follow-up ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Matthew A Jarrett, PhD

205-348-5083majarrett@ua.edu

Locations

Department of Psychology, University of Alabama

Recruiting

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States, 35487

Contacts

Matthew A Jarrett, PhD

205-348-5083majarrett@ua.edu

Principal Investigator:

Matthew A Jarrett, PhD

Department of Psychology, Wofford College

Recruiting

Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, 29303-3663

Contacts

Dane C Hilton, PhD

864-597-4642hiltondc@wofford.edu

Principal Investigator:

Dane C Hilton, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Last update posted

Aug 12, 2024

Last verified

Aug, 2024

Keywords

  • ADHD
  • Mindfulness
  • College students
  • Emerging adults

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa on 2024-08-12.