Evaluation of the effectiveness of video games for attention intervention in school age boys and girls

Phase 2

• Conditions: attention problems and impulsivity; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; Problem Behavior

• Registration Number: RPCEC00000419
• Lead Sponsor: Cuban Center for Neuroscience (CNEURO)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-15
• Study Completion: 2024-08-17
• Results First Posted: 2024-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 128

Inclusion Criteria

1- Age between 7-12 years old
2- Attending a mainstream elementary school
3- Been at risk of behavioral problems (classification 1 or 2) according to Risk Signs Questionnaire for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (CSR-C) of Optima Pesquisa
4- Presenting with attention deficits: scores below the expected level in any variable according to Crowdford's test in the Simple and Complex Continuos Performance Test (Optima Evaluación)
5-Parents signed a written Informed Consent and chindren assent to particpate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

1- Presenting with emotional disorders according to the semi-structured psychiatric interview Kiddie-SADS - Lifetime Version (K-SADS-PL).
2- Previous diagnosis of photosensitive epilepsy.
3- Diagnosis of neurological or sensory disorders that hinder the correct perception of the details of the game or the motor response necessary for its execution.
4- Score below the 10th percentile on the Raven's Colored Matrices test.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Continuos Performance Test (CPT):<br>- Number of correct reponses (values between 0 and 20)<br>- Number of omission errors (values between 0 and 20)<br>- Number of commission errors (values between 0 and 80)<br>- Reaction time (average reaction time in seconds)<br>All variables will be measured before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and 3 months later.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Math fluency (raw score, values between 0 and 100)<br>Text segmentation task( number of words correctly parsed)<br>Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning:<br>-Inhibition (T score, values between 0 and >90)<br>-Change (T score, values between 0 and >90)<br>- Planning and organizanize (T score, values between 0 and >90)<br>All variables will be measured before the intervention, immediately after the intervention and 3 months later.