TY - JOUR
T1 - FACT
T2 - a randomised controlled trial to assess the feasibility of QbTest in the assessment process of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) for young people in prison - a feasibility trial protocol
AU - Lennox, Charlotte
AU - Hall, Charlotte Lucy
AU - Carter, Lesley Anne
AU - Beresford, Bryony
AU - Young, Susan
AU - Kraam, Abdullah
AU - Brown, Nikki
AU - Wilkinson-Cunningham, Lloyd
AU - Reeves, Mindy
AU - Chitsabesan, Prathiba
N1 - Funding Information:
The study is funded by the NIHR RfPB (Grant number: PB-PG-1216-20007).
Funding Information:
This paper presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research under its Research for Patient Benefit Programme (Grant Reference Number PB-PG-1216-20007).
Publisher Copyright:
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2020. Re-use permitted under CC BY. Published by BMJ.
PY - 2020/1/20
Y1 - 2020/1/20
N2 - Introduction: The prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) within the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE) is much higher than seen in the general population. To make a diagnosis of ADHD, clinicians draw on information from multiple sources, including parents and teachers. However, obtaining these is particularly difficult for young people in the secure estate. There is increasing evidence in the community that QbTest is able to assist in the accurate and earlier diagnosis of ADHD. The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of QbTest in the assessment of ADHD within the CYPSE. Methods and analysis: A single-centre parallel group feasibility randomised controlled trial will be conducted. Sixty young people within the CYPSE identified as displaying possible symptoms of ADHD will be randomised to the intervention arm (n=30; QbTest plus usual care) or control arm (n=30; usual care). Primary analyses will be descriptive and a process evaluation will be conducted to assess the contexts involved in implementing the intervention. Interviews will be conducted to explore acceptability and thematic analysis will be used to analyse the data. Ethics and dissemination: This study was approved by National Health Service Wales research ethics committee 3 (18/WA/0347) on 15 February 2019. The findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at relevant conferences and disseminated to the public via summaries cocreated with our patient and public involvement group. Trial registration number: ISRCTN17402196
AB - Introduction: The prevalence of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) within the Children and Young People Secure Estate (CYPSE) is much higher than seen in the general population. To make a diagnosis of ADHD, clinicians draw on information from multiple sources, including parents and teachers. However, obtaining these is particularly difficult for young people in the secure estate. There is increasing evidence in the community that QbTest is able to assist in the accurate and earlier diagnosis of ADHD. The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of QbTest in the assessment of ADHD within the CYPSE. Methods and analysis: A single-centre parallel group feasibility randomised controlled trial will be conducted. Sixty young people within the CYPSE identified as displaying possible symptoms of ADHD will be randomised to the intervention arm (n=30; QbTest plus usual care) or control arm (n=30; usual care). Primary analyses will be descriptive and a process evaluation will be conducted to assess the contexts involved in implementing the intervention. Interviews will be conducted to explore acceptability and thematic analysis will be used to analyse the data. Ethics and dissemination: This study was approved by National Health Service Wales research ethics committee 3 (18/WA/0347) on 15 February 2019. The findings will be published in peer-reviewed journals, presented at relevant conferences and disseminated to the public via summaries cocreated with our patient and public involvement group. Trial registration number: ISRCTN17402196
KW - adolescent
KW - Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity/diagnosis
KW - feasibility studies
KW - humans
KW - male
KW - parents/psychology
KW - prisons
KW - Process Assessment, Health Care/methods
KW - psychometrics/methods
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85078156225&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035519
DO - 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035519
M3 - Article
C2 - 31964678
AN - SCOPUS:85078156225
SN - 2044-6055
VL - 10
SP - 1
EP - 8
JO - BMJ Open
JF - BMJ Open
IS - 1
M1 - e035519
ER -
