AI coach helps therapists improve ADHD care for minority teens
NCT ID NCT05135065
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether an artificial intelligence tool could help therapists deliver better behavior therapy to minority adolescents with ADHD. Researchers worked with three community mental health agencies and 51 teens. Therapists received either AI-assisted supervision or standard supervision. The goal was to see if the AI tool improved how well therapists followed the therapy plan, not to directly measure patient outcomes.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Artificial intelligence-assisted supervision protocol
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could make behavior therapy more consistent and effective for underserved teens with ADHD.
- What could go wrong
- This was a small, early-stage trial (51 participants) that measured therapist fidelity, not patient improvement. The AI tool may not work in all settings or with all therapists.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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51 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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11 to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * DSM-5 ADHD diagnosis, Enrollment in 6th-12th grade, IQ greater than 70, no history of autism spectrum disorder or thought disorder, client of one of two community mental health agencies Exclusion Criteria: * Autism Spectrum/Thought Disorders, IQ\<70
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Seattle Children's Research Institute
Seattle, Washington, 98145, United States
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