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NCT Number: NCT00819611

Working Memory Training in Young ADHD Children

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether working memory training improves behavioral symptoms, neurocognitive performance, and neural functioning in young children with ADHD.

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Key information

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Mental Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Age range

54 month–88 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Karakter University Centre for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Nijmegen

Nijmegen, 6525 GC, Netherlands

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Age between 4 years/6 months and 7 years/4 months
  • Diagnosis ADHD, classified by the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2000)
  • A full scale IQ >= 80
  • Psychopharmaca- naïve or -free
  • Access to a PC with Windows Vista or Windows XP with internet connection and speakers at home

Exclusion criteria

  • Currently intensive (i.e. weekly) individual or group psychotherapy
  • Regular use of medication
  • Diagnosis of one or more of the following comorbid psychiatric disorders: Major depression, Bipolar disorder, Psychotic disorder, Chronically motor tic disorder or Gilles de la Tourette, Conduct disorder, any other autism spectrum disorder except for Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (PDD-NOS), Eating disorders, Anxiety disorders
  • Neurological disorders (e.g. epilepsy) currently or in the past
  • Cardiovascular disease currently or in the past
  • Serious motor or perceptual handicap
  • Participation in another clinical trial simultaneously
  • Educational level and/ or socio-economic situation that makes it unlikely for the family to fulfil this study

Treatment and study plan

Cogmed Working memory training

Behavioral

15 minutes of working memory training, 5 days a week for a period of 5 weeks

Control version of Cogmed working memory training

Behavioral

15 minutes of 'sham' working memory training, 5 days a week for a period of 5 weeks

Primary outcomes

  1. ADHD criteria according to the DSM-IV-TR rated by the investigator

    Time frame: 7 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Neurocognitive performance and electrocortical activity

    Time frame: 7 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Radboud University Medical Center

Other

Collaborators

  • Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research

Registry information

Official study title

Working Memory Training: A Randomised Controlled Treatment Study in Young ADHD Children

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jan 9, 2009
Registry last updated
Jan 10, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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