Moms Managing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Study

Description

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.

Conditions

ADHD, Parenting

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Study 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.

Supporting Expectant Mothers with ADHD Through the Transition to Parenthood

Moms Managing Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Study

Condition
ADHD
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Pittsburgh

UPMC Magee Women's Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility 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)
  • * (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.

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 55 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Pittsburgh,

Heather M Joseph, DO, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Pittsburgh

Study Record Dates

2025-12-31