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Daily Routines, Executive Functioning & ADHD

Daily Routines and Executive Functioning in Youth with ADHD

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About This Trial

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn adjusting daily or nightly routines improves executive functioning in youth with ADHD. It will also learn about the acceptability of the intervention. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the intervention improve sleep for youth with ADHD? 2. Does the intervention improve areas of executive functioning for youth with ADHD? 3. Is this an acceptable intervention for youth with ADHD? Researchers will compare the two intervention conditions to see if their are impacts in executive functioning and sleep. Participants will: Complete cognitive testing, executive function tasks, questionnaires, and an interview at baseline and at one month Wear an actigraph watch for one month Bring a parent with them to three meetings Complete daily sleep diaries for one month

Who May Be Eligible (Plain English)

Who May Qualify: - Clinical diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) - Located in the greater Tucson, AZ area - Must have a guardian willing to participate Who Should NOT Join This Trial: - Clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder - Clinical diagnosis of an intellectual disability - Clinical diagnosis of psychosis - Clinical diagnosis of bipolar disorder Always talk to your doctor about whether this trial is right for you.

Original Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) * Located in the greater Tucson, AZ area * Must have a guardian willing to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder * Clinical diagnosis of an intellectual disability * Clinical diagnosis of psychosis * Clinical diagnosis of bipolar disorder

Treatments Being Tested

BEHAVIORAL

Sleep Extension

Participants, their parent, and a researcher will review the participants actigraphy data from the two week baseline period. They will discuss sleep patterns and behaviors related to sleep. The researcher will prescribe a sleep prescription that includes set sleep and wake times and stimulus control. Participants will adhere to the sleep prescription for two weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Daytime Routine

Participant, their parent, and researcher will meet to discuss daily routines for the child and family. They will collaborate to choose one behavioral routine to modify for the following two weeks.

Locations (1)

University of Arizona - College of Education
Tucson, Arizona, United States