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NCT Number: NCT01663454

Working Memory Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy, a Pilot Study

The purpose of this pilot study is to assist the preparation of a larger multi-center study. The main aim is to determine the feasibility of conducting computerized working memory training in a group of children with cerebral palsy.

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Key information

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy Brain Damage, Chronic Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Working Memory Training

Age range

7 year–8 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

  • Born at term with unilateral spastic CP
  • Born preterm with bilateral spastic CP

Exclusion criteria

  • Children with Gross Motor Function Classification Scale (GMFCS) level V
  • Severe visual or hearing impairments
  • Photosensitive epilepsy

Treatment and study plan

Cogmed Robomemo working memory training

Behavioral

The Cogmed Robomemo program is designed as a computer game in which an animated robot gives different tasks to be solved by the child. The tasks have various degrees of difficulty adapted continuously throughout the intervention period to the performance of the individual child. The program is standardized in that each child receives the same set of tasks during the training period. The child will perform the training sessions at home using their own computer for about 35-40 minutes each day.

Primary outcomes

  1. Changes in training index

    Time frame: Changes in training index is measured during 5 weeks of working memory training

    The training index is based on the user's best results from selected exercises in the program. The Start Index is calculated with the results from days 2 and 3, and the Max Index is calculated with the results from the two best days during the training period. The Index Improvement is calculated by subtracting the Start Index from the Max Index.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Neuropsychological testing

    Time frame: baseline and 2 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Helse Stavanger HF

Other Gov

Registry information

Official study title

Computer Based Working Memory Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy, a Pilot Study

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Aug 13, 2012
Registry last updated
Oct 8, 2014

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