ART-transition: ADHD Remote Technology and ADHD transition: predicting and preventing negative outcomes (ART-transition)
Overview
16 or 17 and Have ADHD?
Join Our Study!
Our Research
Being a teenager and the transition to adulthood can be particularly challenging for young people with ADHD, but the reasons for this are not very well understood. Using smartphones and smart-watches to collect data during this period, our study aims to fill this gap in understanding and to inform the development of an app to support young people with ADHD.
What You’ll Do
- Wear a Fitbit (provided) and use your smartphone for 24 months of remote tracking.
- Fill out questionnaires and complete computerised tasks
If You Are...
- Aged 16-17
- Diagnosed with ADHD
- Interested in contributing to important ADHD research
...you’re exactly who we’re looking for!
Planned end date
01 Dec 2030 23:59Conditions
ADHDInclusion Criteria
Inclusion criteria
• Diagnosis of DSM-5 ADHD
• Aged 16-17
• Able to give informed consent for participation.
• Willing and able to complete self-reported assessments via smartphone.
• Willing to use either their own compatible Android phone or a study Android phone as their only smartphone during the data collection period.
• Willing to wear the wearable device during the data collection period.
Informant inclusion criteria
• A parent or guardian, as chosen by the participant with ADHD.
• Aged 18 or over.
• Willing and able to complete web-based questionnaires regarding the participant with ADHD.
Exclusion Criteria
Exclusion criteria
• Psychosis, currently experiencing a major depressive episode, mania, drug dependence in the last six months, or a major neurological disorder.
• Recent contact with psychiatric acute care (admission, crisis team or liaison team (A&E)) in the last six months
• Any other major medical disease which might impact upon the patient’s ability to participate in normal daily activities (e.g., due to hospitalisations)
• Pregnancy