Gu 2017.
Methods | Randomised controlled trial | |
Participants |
Country: China Setting: ambulatory Age: undergraduate students between the ages of 19 and 24 Sample size: 54 Sex: 24 women, 30 men Inclusion criteria: meeting DSM‐5 criteria for ADHD in adulthood Exclusion criteria: major depressive episode, bipolar disorder, substance abuse/dependence within the last 6 months; actively suicidal ideation; history of psychotic disorder, and learning difficulties or other cognitive impairments |
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Interventions |
Intervention: mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy (8 weekly 2.5‐h sessions) (n = 28; 20 participants with pharmacotherapy and 8 without pharmacotherapy) Control: waiting list group (n = 26; 20 participants with pharmacotherapy and 6 without pharmacotherapy) Dosage, timing of dosage and administration of pharmacotherapy were not specified. |
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Outcomes |
Primary outcomes
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Notes | We contacted authors to get more information, but they had not responded at the time of writing. Study start date: not specified Study end date: not specified Funding source: the author(s) received no financial support for the research, authorship or publication of this article. Declarations of interest: the author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship or publication of this article. |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Comment: not described |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | Unclear risk | Comment: not described |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | Comment: it is not possible to blind personnel in a psychosocial intervention. |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Comment: participants were assessed by an interviewer who was blind to participant condition. |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | Quote: "The intent‐to‐treat sample consisted of 30 and 26 participants from the MBCT treatment group and [waiting list] control group, respectively. Two participants dropped out of [mindfulness‐based cognitive therapy] after six sessions and did not complete the post‐treatment or follow‐up assessments; all other participants completed treatment and the three study assessments." |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | Comment: the study protocol is not available but it is clear that the published reports include all expected outcomes, including those that were prespecified. |
Other bias | Low risk | Quote: "The majority of the sample was Chinese students who were recruited through general psychology courses." |
Conflict of interest | Low risk | Comment: the author(s) declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship or publication of this article. |