Adult ADHD Symptoms, Depression, Anxiety, and Academic Performance in Medical Students

ConditionsAttention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Depression Anxiety Academic Performance

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot listed

Trial typeObservational

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorAssiut University

About this trial

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is increasingly recognized to persist into adulthood, often impacting academic performance in university and professional education. This relationship may be further complicated by co-occurring mental health conditions, such as depression and anxiety.

The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to determine the prevalence of adult ADHD symptoms, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms among undergraduate medical students at Assiut University. The study also aims to evaluate how these psychiatric symptoms are associated with academic performance.

Participants will complete a series of self-administered questionnaires, including the Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS v1.1), the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for depression, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) scale for anxiety, a socioeconomic status scale, and demographic/academic information including cumulative grade point average (GPA).

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Undergraduate students enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University

Aged 18 years or older

Willing to participate and provide electronic informed consent

Able to complete the study questionnaire

Disqualifiers

Postgraduate students or students enrolled in other faculties

Substantially incomplete questionnaires (missing essential demographic data, academic indicators, or screening scale items)

Refusal to participate

Trial population

The study population consists of undergraduate medical students aged 18 years or older who are currently enrolled at the Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt.

Trial design

Design model

Cohort

Time perspective

Cross-sectional

Treatments tested in this trial

Not listed

Trial groups

52 Participants

are grouped into 1 trial group

Group A: Undergraduate Medical Students

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Percentage of Participants Screening Positive for Adult ADHD Symptoms

Assessed using the 6-item Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS v1.1) Arabic version. The scale evaluates the frequency of inattention and hyperactivity/impulsivity symptoms over the preceding 6 months. Each item is rated on a 5-point scale (never, rarely, sometimes, often, very often). A positive screen is defined by meeting the established clinical cutoff threshold (responses falling within shaded/clinically significant boxes), indicating a high likelihood of adult ADHD symptoms.

Time frame

Baseline

Locations

This trial has no locations.

Sponsors and contacts

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Assiut University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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