Effectiveness of Technology-based Interventions for the Improvement of Cognitive Processes in Children and Adolescents With ADHD.
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- ADHD, Deficits in Motor Control and Perception
- Sponsor
- University of Extremadura
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- CARAS-R(Difference perception test)
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
To scientifically demonstrate the improvements in cognitive functions and core symptoms of children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD through the implementation of a cognitive rehabilitation program based on the use of the most relevant technologies found in the systematic review carried out during the first phase.
Two intervention groups will be randomly assigned for the study:
G1: composed of 20 patients who will receive neurocognitive therapy based on new technologies. This will be the experimental group.
G2: composed of 20 patients who will receive conventional neurocognitive therapy for ADHD treatment. This group will be the control group
Investigators
Alejandro Caña Pino
Clinical Proffesor
University of Extremadura
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD
- •Age: 6-17 years old
Exclusion Criteria
- •Children and adolescents diagnosed with ADHD + ADD.
- •Age: under 6 years old or over 17 years old.
- •Other psychopharmacological treatments not specific for ADHD.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
CARAS-R(Difference perception test)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
evaluates the ability to quickly and correctly perceive similarities and differences in partially ordered patterns of stimulation. It measures perceptual and attentional skills by means of 60 graphic items consisting of schematic drawings of faces with elementary strokes.
WisC-V (Wechsler intelligence scale for children)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
provides primary intelligence index scores that reflect intellectual functioning in different cognitive areas: verbal comprehension, visuospatial, fluid reasoning, working memory and processing speed.
STROOP (Colors and Words Test)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
reference test for the detection of neuropsychological problems and brain damage. It allows to evaluate the phenomenon of interference, intimately linked to inhibitory control processes.