Cognitive Training in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

Registration Number: ACTRN12620000964910

Lead Sponsor: Professor Mark Bellgrove

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

Is between the ages of 5 years and 8 years 11 months at the time of randomisation.
- Has a primary DSM-IV or DSM-V diagnosis of ADHD as determined and confirmed by a trained clinician.
- Has a legally acceptable representative capable of understanding the informed consent document and providing consent on the participant’s behalf.
- Whose parents/guardians agree to not initiate any other nonpharmacological therapy or intervention for the purpose of treating their child’s inattention for the 5-week intervention phase of the study.
- Whose parents/guardians agree to keep a stable dose of ADHD medication (if the child is medicated) for at least 4 weeks prior to trial entry, and for the 5-week intervention phase of the study.

Exclusion Criteria

- Is unable to comprehend or follow study instructions (English), including where uncorrected sensory or physical/motor impairments are present (as reported by the parent or observed by the investigator).
- Has a history of major trauma
- Has a diagnosed or borderline intellectual delay as defined as IQ<80 on the WISC-V/WPPSI-IV.
- Has a known monogenic cause for their ADHD diagnosis.
- Has comorbid diagnoses other than Autism Spectrum Disorder, with significant symptoms that, in the opinion of the investigator, may confound study data/assessments, i.e. oppositional defiant disorder, conduct disorder or severe mental health conditions (e.g. severe selective mutism). Participants with a learning disorder may participate provided the disorder does not impact their ability to take part in the trial.
- Have not previously participated in a study of a cognitive training program
- Do not have a sibling also enrolled in this study