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NCT00819611
Completed
Phase 4

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

Radboud University Medical Center1 site in 1 country51 target enrollmentJune 2009
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ConditionsAttention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Sponsor
Radboud University Medical Center
Enrollment
51
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
ADHD criteria according to the DSM-IV-TR rated by the investigator
Status
Completed
Last Updated
12 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSitesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

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.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2009
End Date
December 2013
Last Updated
12 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Dorine Slaats

PhD

Radboud University Medical Center

Eligibility Criteria

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

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

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

Time Frame: 7 weeks

Secondary Outcomes

  • Neurocognitive performance and electrocortical activity(7 weeks)

Study Sites (1)

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