Moms Managing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Study
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: MomMA Intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: ADHD, Parenting. Basic parameters: 18 years — 55 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Supporting Expectant Mothers With ADHD Through the Transition to Parenthood
Overview
The study will develop and test a behavioral program for pregnant individuals with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This behavioral program will include skills for managing ADHD and related symptoms during pregnancy and after delivery and will be taught by a behavioral therapist in OB care settings.
Detailed description
Treating pregnant individuals with ADHD may improve parent and child wellbeing, parent-child interactions, and psychosocial familial factors to enhance family resilience and reduce prevalence/severity of child mental health disorders. Using the information provided from stakeholder interviews and adaptations of an existing CBT intervention for parents of children with ADHD, the current study will develop the MomMA (Moms Managing ADHD) intervention and implement it via an open clinical trial (n=10 pregnant individuals), delivered by masters-level women's health behavioral therapists. Investigators will examine treatment acceptability, feasibility, and appropriateness, as well as implementation factors (fidelity, adherence, facilitators/barriers) and qualitative data (e.g., feedback interviews). In addition, quantitative data (self-reported symptoms, parenting, and home environment measures; observed parent and child behavior; parent reported child temperament/behavior) will be used to assess parent and child outcomes following the intervention. This mixed-methods model will offer a comprehensive examination of the MomMA intervention and inform a refined intervention model.
Interventions
- Behavioral MomMA Intervention
Parents will receive sessions of CBT-based behavioral intervention with components targeted specifically towards expectant parents with ADHD. Treatment will be delivered by therapists embedded in OB care settings. The number and specific content of sessions will be determined based on community partner feedback.
Primary outcome measures
- Intervention Acceptability [Time frame: Post Intervention at 4-month postpartum]
- Intervention Appropriateness [Time frame: Post Intervention at 4-month postpartum]
- Intervention Feasibility [Time frame: Post Intervention at 4-month postpartum]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- (1) meet full DSM-5 criteria for ADHD
- (2) are between 20- and 32-weeks of gestation
- (3) speak English
- (4) will deliver at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Magee Women's Hospital (MWH)
Exclusion criteria
- (1) active substance use disorder
- (2) intellectual disability
- (3) other severe mental illness, including bipolar disorder, psychosis, and major depressive disorder with suicidal ideation or requiring higher level of care (inpatient or partial/intensive outpatient)
- (4) high risk pregnancies requiring transfer of care to Maternal-Fetal Medicine (e.g., maternal cancer, multiples, placenta accreta) and/or fetus known to have a severe congenital condition.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- UPMC Magee Women's Hospital — Pittsburgh
Publications
- Joseph HM, Khetarpal SK, Wilson MA, Molina BSG. Parent ADHD Is Associated With Greater Parenting Distress in the First Year Postpartum. J Atten Disord. 2022 Jul;26(9):1257-1268. doi: 10.1177/10870547211066488. Epub 2021 Dec 23. PMID 34937412
- Chronis-Tuscano A, Clarke TL, O'Brien KA, Raggi VL, Diaz Y, Mintz AD, Rooney ME, Knight LA, Seymour KE, Thomas SR, Seeley J, Kosty D, Lewinsohn P. Development and preliminary evaluation of an integrated treatment targeting parenting and depressive symptoms in mothers of children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2013 Oct;81(5):918-25. doi: 10.1037/a0032112. Epu PMID 23477479
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06540547 · STUDY23100082