Focus Groups in Ethnically and Racially Diverse Families

Focus Groups to Optimize Research Methodology in a Multinutrient Study of Racially and Ethnically Diverse Children With ADHD and Emotional Dysregulation

Focus groups to identify treatment needs and barriers to participation in the planned multinutrient study among racially and ethnically diverse (Black and Hispanic) communities.

Study Overview

• Status: Recruiting
• Conditions: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder; Irritable Mood; Emotional Dysfunction
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Focus Group

Detailed Description

Focus group purpose is to understand parents' priorities regarding their child's mental health, and facilitators or barriers to research participation generally, with inquiry about CIH intervention use, and the multinutrient feasibility study specifically. Researchers will engage Black and Hispanic families in focus groups to discuss mental health priorities related to their children, and real or perceived barriers to engagement in research studies. The feedback will inform the final design and recruitment for the multinutrient feasibility study in Black and Hispanic populations. One group will comprise individuals who self-identify as Hispanic, another, as Black, in order to create space to hear perspectives that may differ between broadly defined groups.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Estimated): 30

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Jeanette Johnstone, PhD; Phone Number: 503-494-3700; Email: jojeanet@ohsu.edu

Study Locations

• United States
  • Oregon
    • Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239
      • Recruiting
      • Oregon Health & Science University
      • Contact: Jeanette Johnstone, PhD; Phone Number: 503-494-3700; Email: jojeanet@ohsu.edu

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Community samples of Portland, Oregon individuals who self-identify as Hispanic/Latino/a for one focus group and Black/African American for another.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adult parents/caregivers self-identified as Black or Hispanic/Latino
• With a family member 6-18 years old with suspected ADHD and/or emotional dysregulation, or provide care for, or teach someone who meets these criteria
• Who have sought or are interested in treatment
• Willing to discuss child's mental health care needs and provide feedback regarding feasibility study
• Able to attend focus groups in person
• Able to communicate in English or Spanish
• Agree to focus group session audio recording

Exclusion Criteria:

• Unwilling to be recorded

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

2

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort	Intervention / Treatment
Hispanic Community; 15 adult parents/caregivers self-identified as Hispanic	Other: Focus Group; Black or Hispanic/Latino parents, caregivers or family members of children with ADHD symptoms and/or emotional dysregulation, will discuss: (1) impact of child's mental health, treatments, care received; (2) perceived and actual barriers to future study participation, including discussion about acceptability of bio-specimen collection methods for urine and blood. Each group will comprise individuals who self-identify as Hispanic/Latino, Black, or mixed race. Groups are anticipated to comprise individuals who identify with one or the the other race/ethnicity in order to create space to hear perspectives that may differ between these broadly defined groups.
Black/African American Community; 15 adult parents/caregivers self-identified as Black/African American	Other: Focus Group; Black or Hispanic/Latino parents, caregivers or family members of children with ADHD symptoms and/or emotional dysregulation, will discuss: (1) impact of child's mental health, treatments, care received; (2) perceived and actual barriers to future study participation, including discussion about acceptability of bio-specimen collection methods for urine and blood. Each group will comprise individuals who self-identify as Hispanic/Latino, Black, or mixed race. Groups are anticipated to comprise individuals who identify with one or the the other race/ethnicity in order to create space to hear perspectives that may differ between these broadly defined groups.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Input and Feedback on Proposed Feasibility Study	Purpose is understanding; Parents' priorities regarding their child's mental health; Facilitators or barriers to research participation generally; Parent input on planned study specifically; Specific recommendations for modifying the future feasibility study design; Previous CIH intervention use	Baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Oregon Health and Science University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jeanette Johnstone, PhD, Oregon Health and Science University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 15, 2023
• Primary Completion (Estimated): August 30, 2025
• Study Completion (Estimated): October 4, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 26, 2023
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 26, 2023
• First Posted (Actual): July 5, 2023

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 4, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 1, 2025
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
• Other Study ID Numbers: 00024335

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No