Recruiting

CET & BPTEvaluating the Efficacy of Central Executive Training (CET) For Young Children With ADHD

Sponsor:

Florida State University

Code:

NCT07784348

Conditions

ADHD

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 4 - 8

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Central executive training

Behavioral parent training

Study Details

Brief summary:

Initial non-randomized trial of behavioral parent training (BPT) compared to central executive training (CET), followed by a randomized controlled trial of CET+BPT for young children with ADHD.

Conditions

ADHD

Study ID

NCT07784348

Start date

May 1, 2024

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2030

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2030

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 4 - 8

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

principal ADHD diagnoses (via K-SADS); (b) parent BASC-3 ADHD Problems or ADHD-RS ADHD-Combined scale in clinical/borderline range (>90th percentile) based on age and sex; (c) teacher BASC-3 ADHD Problems or ADHD-RS ADHD-Combined scale in clinical/borderline range based on age and sex

Exclusion Criteria:

(a) gross neurological, sensory, or motor impairment; (b) history of seizure disorder, psychosis, bipolar, or severe dysregulation disorders that may interfere with study participation (e.g., disruptive mood dysregulation, conduct, intermittent explosive, reactive attachment); (c) intellectual disability or WPPSI/WISC short-form FSIQ<70; (d) conditions requiring acute intervention, e.g., active suicidality; and (e) non-English speaking child or parent.

Study Design

Enrollment

120 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Crossover

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Central executive training

active comparator: Behavioral parent training

other: Central executive training + concurrent behavioral parent training

no intervention: Treatment as usual/waitlist

Interventions

Central executive training

Computerized, adaptive central executive working memory training protocol

Behavioral parent training

Primary outcome measure

ADHD Rating Scale (ADHD-RS) [ Time Frame: Change from baseline to immediate post-treatment and maintenance of gains up to 3 months after treatment completion ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Children's Learning Clinic

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

Locations

Children's Learning Clinic at Florida State University

Recruiting

Tallahassee, Florida, United States, 32306

Contacts

Children's Learning Clinic

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

Principal Investigator:

Michael Kofler, PhD

More Information

Sponsor

Florida State University

Last update posted

Aug 25, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

ADHD
Central Executive Training
Behavioral Parent Training

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 2026-08-25.