RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07379359

The ADHD Kids´ Study for Children 9-12 Years of Age

The ADHD Kids´ Study: Randomized Clinical Trial on the OutSMARTers Program and Individual Counseling for Children Aged 9-12 With ADHD

Sponsor

University of Iceland

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Jun 2, 2026

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Summary

The aim of the study is to compare the efficacy of The OutSMARTers program- an ADHD skills training group program for children aged 9-12 to customized individual counseling provided by a professional, The Kid Counseling Program. Approximately 100 children will be randomly assigned to either intervention or a small wait-list group who will after a five-week-waiting period receive either intervention. Following the intervention, parents, children, and teachers will evaluate the effects on communication skills, well-being, and emotional regulation.

Eligibility

Min Age: 9 YearsMax Age: 12 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This clinical trial is studying a behavioral approach called The Kid Counseling Program and a behavioral approach called The OutSMARTers Program for people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd). The study is currently recruiting participants at 1 location. People eligible for this study include aged 9 Years to 12 Years.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALThe OutSMARTers Program

An intervention specifically designed to improve common difficulties that children with ADHD wrestle with daily. The program consists of ten sessions (90 minutes each) conducted by two or three trainers working with a group of six children over the course of five weeks. The children attend four different stations during the intervention: the Emotion station and the Friendship station in sessions one through five, and the Stopping station and the Solution station in the remaining five. The program is fully manualized and was published in Icelandic in 2017 (Hannesdottir et al., 2017b). A small RCT pilot study of the OutSMARTers program delivered in a clinical setting showed beneficial effects on emotion regulation skills, social skills and a reduction in ADHD symptoms as rated by parents (Hannesdottir et al., 2017a).

BEHAVIORALThe Kid Counseling Program

The Kid Counseling Program consists of five 50-minute individual counseling sessions, each delivered by a professional, and based on the book Learning to Slow Down and Pay Attention (Nadeau \& Dixon, 2004). The content closely mirrors that of the OutSMARTers program and shares the same goal; to improve common deficits that children with ADHD face. The key difference is that, unlike the OutSMARTers program, this intervention is individualized and does not include peer-based practice of the skills learned.