New preschool behavior program aims to ease ADHD challenges at home and school
NCT ID NCT07203014
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new program called PEAR that helps parents and teachers work together to manage ADHD and disruptive behavior in preschool children aged 2-5. The program adds extra support to a proven behavior tool called the Daily Report Card. Researchers want to see if PEAR improves how often families and teachers use behavior strategies. The study involves 48 parents and teachers and will also help plan a larger future trial.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Parent-Educator Action Response (PEAR) program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give teachers and parents a simple tool to better manage challenging behaviors in preschool children with ADHD symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small, early-stage study (48 people) testing a behavioral program, not a drug. It may not show clear benefits or work for all families.
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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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About 48 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Teacher or legal guardian/caregiver of a preschool-aged child between 2-5 years old * Child has behavioral challenges in the classroom or needs support with social-emotional development * Teacher participants must be fluent in English * Caregiver participants may be fluent in English or Spanish. Exclusion Criteria: * Teacher or legal guardian/caregiver of a child who is not 2-5 years old * Child does not have behavioral challenges or does not need support with social-emotional development * Teacher participants who are not fluent in English * Caregiver participants who are not fluent in either English or Spanish
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60614, United States
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