Efficacy of a stepped-care approach for school-age children with mild to moderate ADHD (ESCAschool-moderate): an adaptive intervention study including a randomized controlled trial

This German multicenter study aimed to analyze the efficacy of telephone-assisted self-help (TASH) and changes during subsequent adaptive treatment in children with mild-to-moderate ADHD.

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Main Authors:	Döpfner, Manfred (Author) , Dose, Christina (Author) , Hautmann, Christopher (Author) , Hellmich, Martin (Author) , Kohl, Lea Teresa (Author) , Treier, Anne-Katrin (Author) , von Wirth, Elena (Author) , Becker, Katja (Author) , Brandeis, Daniel (Author) , Dürrwächter, Ute (Author) , Geissler, Julia (Author) , Hohmann, Sarah (Author) , Holtmann, Martin (Author) , Huss, Michael (Author) , Jans, Thomas (Author) , Kaiser, Anna (Author) , Ketter, Johanna (Author) , Legenbauer, Tanja (Author) , Millenet, Sabina (Author) , Poustka, Luise (Author) , Renner, Tobias J. (Author) , Wenning, Jasmin (Author) , Banaschewski, Tobias (Author) , Christmann, Nina (Author) , Groh, Monja (Author) , Igel, Christine (Author) , Janson, Karina (Author) , Ziegler, Mirjam (Author) , Sobanski, Esther (Author) , Alm, Barbara (Author) , Hennig, Oliver (Author) , Praus, Peter (Author) , Scharnholz, Barbara (Author)
Format:	Article (Journal)
Language:	English
Published:	December 2026
In:	Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health Year: 2026, Volume: 20, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-18
ISSN:	1753-2000
DOI:	10.1186/s13034-026-01115-3
Online Access:	Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13034-026-01115-3
Author Notes:	Manfred Döpfner, Christina Dose, Christopher Hautmann, Martin Hellmich, Lea Teresa Kohl, Anne-Katrin Treier, Elena von Wirth, Katja Becker, Daniel Brandeis, Ute Dürrwächter, Julia Geissler, Sarah Hohmann, Martin Holtmann, Michael Huss, Thomas Jans, Anna Kaiser, Johanna Ketter, Tanja Legenbauer, Sabina Millenet, Luise Poustka, Tobias J. Renner, Jasmin Wenning, the ESCAlife Consortium and Tobias Banaschewski

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Summary:	This German multicenter study aimed to analyze the efficacy of telephone-assisted self-help (TASH) and changes during subsequent adaptive treatment in children with mild-to-moderate ADHD.
Item Description:	Online veröffentlicht: 23. Juli 2026, Artikelversion: 23. Juli 2026 Mitglieder des ESCAlife Consortium: Nina Christmann, Brigitta Gehrig, Monja Groh, Christine Igel, Karina Janson, Marie-Therese Steiner, Matthias Winkler, Mirjam Ziegler, Nicole Grau, Wiebke Haberhausen, Alisa Hiery, Katja John, Daria Kasperzack, Jennifer Krämer, Christopher Mann, Tanja Mingebach, Anna Maria Paulus, Bastian Schrott, Linda Weber, Anne-Kathrin Ohlsen, Julia Kellner, Katrin Krugmann, Karen Schulze-Husmann, Ann-Katrin Thöne, Paula Vetter, Marcel Romanos, Tobias Johann Renner, Ute Dürrwächer, Lena Flik, Melinda Mross, Anja Pascher, Natalie Richardt, Priska Schneider, Ida Steinacker, Inken Kirschbaum-Lesch, Franziska Martin, Michael Kölch, Stefanie Bienioschek, Henrik Uebel von Sandersleben, Fatmeh Al-Deb’i, Kerstin Konrad, Vanessa Reindl, Jochen Seitz, Tamara Novak, Miriam Remy, Christine Margarete Freitag, Nadine Friedrich, Michael Rösler, Steffen Barra, Petra Retz-Junginger, Birgit Leipnitz, Florence Philipp, Toivo Zinnow, Esther Sobanski, Barbara Alm, Melanie Bleich, Oliver Hennig, Peter Praus, Barbara Scharnholz, Andreas Jochen Fallgatter, Julia Becker-Sadzio, Saskia Deppermann, Thomas Ethofer, Lydia Weber, Michael Erb, Alexandra Phillipsen, Marcel Schulze, Behrem Aslan, Meike Lingen, Maria Steffens, Sina Klüver, Samira Groß, Vivien Groß, Johannes Thome, Beate Krecklow, Wolfgang Retz, Lea Bensing, Sergiy Davydenko, Priscilla Gregório-Hertz, Daniel Turner Gesehen am 14.09.2026
Physical Description:	Online Resource
ISSN:	1753-2000
DOI:	10.1186/s13034-026-01115-3