Sleep IntervEntion as Symptom Treatment for ADHD

Sponsor
Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Study ID
NCT04723719
Status
Completed

Conditions

  • ADHD
  • Adolescents
  • CBT
  • Sleep

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
13 Years - 17 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • SIESTA — BEHAVIORAL
    SIESTA is a CBT sleep training for adolescents with ADHD with a focus on sleep hygiene, motivational interviewing and planning and organization.
  • Treatment as usual for ADHD — OTHER
    Participants continue their treatment as usual for ADHD.

Study Details

Up to 72% of adolescents with ADHD portray sleep problems. The most common sleep difficulties in adolescents with ADHD are initial insomnia, nocturnal awakenings, non-restorative or restless sleep. These difficulties seem to be causally related to increased ADHD symptom impairment, oppositional and depressive symptomatology, and functional impairments in daily life, resulting in a vicious circle of sleep problems and impairment. Thus, reducing sleep problems is an important intervention target. However, to date there is no evidence-based cognitive behavioral sleep treatment available. Sleep-focused treatments need adaptation towards this developmental phase/disorder for effectiveness, as ADHD and sleep problems are bi-directional. Therefore, a blended treatment targeting the core deficits integrating motivational interviewing, planning skills and sleep interventions is needed. Thus, the aim of this project is testing the short and 3-4 months follow-up effectiveness of the blended cognitive behavioral sleep intervention in adolescents with ADHD.

Key Dates

Start date
Jan 28, 2021
Status verified
Feb 2026
Primary completion
Nov 7, 2023
Completion
Feb 1, 2024

Study Design

Enrollment
92 participants (actual)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: SIESTA training + treatment as usual for ADHD
    We developed a cognitive behavioral therapy for sleep problems in adolescents with ADHD. This includes seven individual sessions with the adolescent and two individual sessions with the parent(s)/guardian(s). Participants receive this CBT training called SIESTA next to their treatment as usual for ADHD symptomatology (mostly ADHD-medication).
  • Active Comparator: Treatment as usual for ADHD only
    Participants continue their treatment as usual for ADHD (mostly ADHD-medication).

Primary Outcome Measure

Sleep Architecture Objective TST [Total Sleep Time] Pre-test to Post-test [ Time Frame: From pre-test to post-test (+/-8 weeks) ]

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