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NCT Number: NCT02754336

Working Memory Training and Neurofeedback for Children With ADHD, a Pilot Study

This pilot study compares the effect of working memory training and neurofeedback in non-medicated children age 7 to 13 years with ADHD. Half of the participants will receive working memory training, while the other half will receive neurofeedback.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

7 year–13 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stavanger University Hospital

Stavanger, 4011, Norway

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • ADHD/ADD

Exclusion criteria

  • Positive effect of metylphenidate

Treatment and study plan

Cogmed Robomemo, working memory training

Behavioral

Othmer, neurofeedback

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Neuropsychological tests

    Time frame: 3-4 weeks after last training session

    Subtests from the NEPSY-II test battery

Secondary outcomes

  1. Quantum EEG

    Time frame: 3-4 weeks after last training session

    Electroencephalography (EEG) is the measurement of electrical patterns at the surface of the scalp which reflect cortical activity, and are commonly referred to as "brainwaves". Quantitative EEG (qEEG) is the analysis of the digitized EEG, and in lay terms this sometimes is also called "Brain Mapping"

  2. Questionaires

    Time frame: 3-4 weeks after last training session

    5-15 (FTF) Parent Questionaire For Evaluation of Development and Behavior of 5 to 15-year-old children. Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Helse Stavanger HF

Other Gov

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2014
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Apr 28, 2016
Registry last updated
Apr 28, 2016

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