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NCT Number: NCT01124721

Effects of Cognitive Training on Academic Task Performance in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Impaired WM is a central deficit in ADHD. A computerized training program, Cogmed, has been shown to increase WM capacity in children with ADHD. It is not known whether the training improves behavior associated with classroom learning, such as remaining on-task and inhibiting off- task behavior. The aim of this study is to utilize ecologically valid measures to investigate training's effect on observable ADHD behavior in conjunction with more standard measures. Subjects will be randomly assigned to a Cogmed versus an active "placebo" condition in which the tasks do not increase in difficulty level in a double-blinded fashion. The effects of the active Cogmed versus placebo computer training will be compared on measures in children with ADHD.

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Key information

Conditions

ADHD Attention Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Mental Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Age range

7 year–14 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

UCaliforniaDavis MIND Institute

Sacramento, California, 95825, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Age range 7-14
  • At least average academic and intellectual functioning via parent report.
  • Must have ADHD (by parent report of previous diagnosis or per telephone screening checklist - to be confirmed via interview and ratings)
  • Attentional, hyperactive or impulsive symptoms that interfere with functioning.

Exclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of severe mental illness for example, psychotic, bipolar or major depressive disorder, (by history)
  • Mental retardation (by history)
  • English is not the primary language
  • Family does not have a computer

Treatment and study plan

Cognitive training

Behavioral

Cognitive computerized training for several days per week.

Other names: Cogmed

Cognitive training-placebo

Behavioral

Cognitive training that only minimally increases in difficulty

Other names: Cogmed placebo

Primary outcomes

  1. Restricted Academic Situations Task

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Assessment of on-task type behavior while doing a simulated academic task.

  2. Working memory measures

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Assess memory and working memory functioning on computer and or RA administered tests.

  3. Rating scales

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Parent and teacher ratings of behavior and attention

Secondary outcomes

  1. Fluency and attention measures

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Measures of fluency and attentional functioning.

  2. Self-control and executive functioning measures

    Time frame: 6 weeks

    Attention and working memory components can affect delay discounting and self-control measures. This measure will assess for change in behavior and ratings associated with executive functioning.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, Davis

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Pilot Testing of Cognitive Training on Academic Task Performance in Children With Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Acronym: Cog-RAST

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
May 17, 2010
Registry last updated
May 31, 2017

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