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NCT Number: NCT05955274

Mobile Behavioral Parent Training for Childhood ADHD: Pilot Trial

The goal of the study is to develop and pilot a personalized behavioral parent training intervention for caregivers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. The behavioral intervention will teach positive parenting through videos and quizzes that caregivers can access through a smartphone application. The program also gives parents and caregivers in-the-moment feedback their use of parenting strategies.

The main questions to answer are:

Is parenting feedback provided by a smartphone application acceptable to caregivers? Is the phone application usable and acceptable to parents and caregivers of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder?

In the pilot trial, participants (parents/caregivers) will be randomly assigned to either (1) use the positive parenting intervention phone application (mobile Behavioral Parent Training: mBPT) or (2) use mBPT and receive brief, personalized phone prompts throughout their participation that target parenting behavior and intervention engagement.

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Key information

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Mental Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Age range

7 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Center for Children and Families of Western New York

Buffalo, New York, 14226, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • currently meets Diagnostic Statistical Manual 5 diagnostic criteria for ADHD
  • ages 7 -12
  • has at least one parent or primary caregiver who is willing to participate and is able to access the intervention at home via smartphone.

Exclusion criteria

  • N/A

Treatment and study plan

Mobile Behavioral Parent Training (mBPT)

Behavioral

The mobile phone application includes behavioral parent training content (for example, praise, effective commands, reward systems) delivered in videos, examples, and quizzes that parents/caregivers access.

Just-in-time intervention: Parenting Strategies

Behavioral

Parents will receive prompts via phone that provide parenting suggestions and parenting feedback when they are interacting with their child.

Primary outcomes

  1. Intervention Engagement

    Time frame: Through study completion, average of 10 weeks

    Number of mobile BPT sessions completed divided by the total number of sessions available.

  2. Receipt of Prompts

    Time frame: Through study completion, average of 10 weeks

    Percent of prompts sent that were opened within 20 minutes of being sent

Secondary outcomes

  1. Passive Audio Data- Positive Parenting

    Time frame: During the last 1 week of study completion

    Parenting Behavior- Dyadic Parent Child Interaction Coding System, number of labeled praises and unlabeled praises per hour during last week of study.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Florida International University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Personalizing Behavioral Parent Training: Improving Reach and Outcomes for Families of Children With ADHD

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jul 21, 2023
Registry last updated
Aug 29, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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