The study consists of two arms: QbOpen (QbO): In this arm of the trial participants will complete the QbTest and clinicians, participants and their families will have immediate access to a QbTest report. QbBlind (QbB): In this arm of the trial participants selleck will complete the QbTest but the QbTest report will be withheld from the clinician, participant and patient’s family until the last outcome measure is completed at 6 months. All participants will receive the same intervention. Specifically, this will be assessment as usual plus a QbTest as part of the diagnostic assessment. The patients usual care team will be responsible for conducting the QbTest in clinic appointments.

The QbTest will be only be conducted by trained QbTest clinicians. Setting Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and Community Paediatric clinics across nine different NHS Trusts in England, including Medway NHS

Foundation Trust, Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Trust, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. Additional NHS Trusts may be recruited to meet target recruitment figures. Recruitment and eligibility New referrals for a diagnostic evaluation for suspected ADHD will be invited to participate in the research based on the following criteria: Inclusion criteria Age 6–17 years old (at the time of consent); Referred to CAMHS or Community Paediatrics for an ADHD diagnostic assessment; Capable of providing written informed consent (over 16 years old); Parental consent (under 16 years old). Exclusion criteria Severe learning disability (to be assessed by clinical judgment); Non-fluent English speaking; Previous or

current confirmed diagnosis of ADHD; Currently receiving ADHD medication. Written information about the trial will be sent to families through the clinic administrators prior to their first appointment. Clinic invitations will be updated and recorded on a password protected database on a weekly basis. Parents and young Cilengitide people who wish to participate will be asked to complete and return a consent form before this appointment. Alternatively, participants will be consented into the study by the clinical team, clinical studies officer or a member of the research team at their first appointment. Each site will be informed of the monthly recruitment target required in order to meet the study sample size and updated on their monthly progress. Trial phases There are two phases to this study (figure 1). Figure 1 Study flow chart. ADHD, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; CAMHS, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services. Phase 1, Assessment: The first phase investigates the use of QbTest as a tool to aid diagnosis.