Training, executive, attention and motor skills (TEAMS) training versus standard treatment for preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a randomised clinical trial

• Published in: BMC research notes Vol. 11; no. 1; p. 366
• Main Authors: Vibholm, Helle Annette, Pedersen, Jesper, Faltinsen, Erlend, Marcussen, Michael H, Gluud, Christian, Storebø, Ole Jakob
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 08-06-2018; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescents; Analysis; Attention - physiology; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity - physiopathology; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Behavioural intervention; Care and treatment; Child, Preschool; Children; Children & youth; Clinical trials; Cooperation; Executive Function - physiology; Female; Handbooks; Health aspects; Humans; Hyperactivity; Impulsivity; Intervention; Linear Models; Male; Motor ability; Motor skill; Motor Skills - physiology; Parents & parenting; Preschool children; Problem solving; Randomised clinical trial; Research Note; Risk factors; Denmark; Behavioural intervention; Children; Adolescents; Randomised clinical trial; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
• ISSN: 1756-0500; 1756-0500
• DOI: 10.1186/s13104-018-3478-3

This study compared the effectiveness of manualised training, executive, attention, and motor skills (TEAMS) training versus standard treatment in preschool children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). We conducted a randomised parallel group, single-blinded, superiority trial. The primary outcome was ADHD symptoms and the secondary outcome was functionality. Parents and primary school teachers assessed outcomes at pretreatment, posttreatment, and at one, three, and 6 months follow-up.
In total, 67 children (aged 3-6 years) were randomised. In the TEAMS group, 32 out of 33 (97%) participants completed the total 8-week program, compared with only 7 out of 26 (27%) in the control group. The repeated-model analyses showed no significant change between the two interventions for ADHD symptoms and functionality levels over time. The mean difference in ADHD symptoms between TEAMS versus standard treatment at posttreatment was 2.18 points (95% confidence interval - 8.62 to 13.0; trial sequential analysis-adjusted confidence interval - 19.3 to 23.7). Trial registration Clinical Trials identifier: NCT01918436 (Retrospectively registered). Registered on 7 August 2013.