Effects of Cognitive Training on Academic Task Performance in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Attention; ADHD
• Interventions: Behavioral: Cognitive training; Behavioral: Cognitive training-placebo

• Registration Number: NCT01124721
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Davis

Brief Summary

Impaired WM is a central deficit in ADHD. A computerized training program, Cogmed, has been shown to increase WM capacity in children with ADHD. It is not known whether the training improves behavior associated with classroom learning, such as remaining on-task and inhibiting off- task behavior. The aim of this study is to utilize ecologically valid measures to investigate training's effect on observable ADHD behavior in conjunction with more standard measures. Subjects will be randomly assigned to a Cogmed versus an active "placebo" condition in which the tasks do not increase in difficulty level in a double-blinded fashion. The effects of the active Cogmed versus placebo computer training will be compared on measures in children with ADHD.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-01
• Study First Submitted: 2010-04-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-05-13
• Study First Posted: 2010-05-17
• Primary Completion: 2013-01
• Study Completion: 2013-01
• Status Verified: 2017-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-05-26
• Last Update Posted: 2017-05-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 26

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age range 7-14
2. At least average academic and intellectual functioning via parent report.
3. Must have ADHD (by parent report of previous diagnosis or per telephone screening checklist - to be confirmed via interview and ratings)
4. Attentional, hyperactive or impulsive symptoms that interfere with functioning.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of severe mental illness for example, psychotic, bipolar or major depressive disorder, (by history)
2. Mental retardation (by history)
3. English is not the primary language
4. Family does not have a computer

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Cogmed cognitive training	Cognitive training	Computerized working memory, attention and cognitive tasks
Active placebo	Cognitive training-placebo	Cognitive training, however the training does not increase in difficulty, or does so to a minimal degree.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rating scales	6 weeks	Parent and teacher ratings of behavior and attention
Working memory measures	6 weeks	Assess memory and working memory functioning on computer and or RA administered tests.
Restricted Academic Situations Task	6 weeks	Assessment of on-task type behavior while doing a simulated academic task.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Fluency and attention measures	6 weeks	Measures of fluency and attentional functioning.
Self-control and executive functioning measures	6 weeks	Attention and working memory components can affect delay discounting and self-control measures. This measure will assess for change in behavior and ratings associated with executive functioning.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

UCaliforniaDavis MIND Institute; 🇺🇸 Sacramento, California, United States