Effects Of A Computerized Working Memory Training Program On Attention, Working Memory, And Academics, In Adolescents With Severe ADHD/LD
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 120
- 试验地点
- 3
- 主要终点
- Automated Working Memory Assessment Listening Recall
研究概览
简要总结
Our primary aim is to determine whether a computerized working memory (WM) training program will help students with severe learning and attention problems, in terms of improving their WM. Additional aims are to determine whether the WM training will also result in improvements in the students' concentration and school work, and how long any beneficial effects will last (i.e., whether the students will continue to show improvements once the training program has stopped).
详细描述
We have established a collaborative partnership between OISE, HSC, OPDS, and JVS to evaluate the effectiveness of a WM training program when conducted in a school setting. To determine whether the WM training program does improve WM, attention, behaviour, and/or academic achievement, we will compare its effects to those expected to result from two other intervention programs that focus on academic skills only: 1) a computerized software program known to improve math skills (Academy of Math®); and 2) extra, individualized tutoring in an area of academic weakness supervised by a trained and experienced staff person. We will assess WM, related cognitive abilities, ADHD symptoms, academic achievement, before and after intervention, and also at 3- and 6-month follow-up to determine whether any improvements are sustained and increased after the training has finished.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •fulltime enrollment at one of the three English-language speaking OPDS schools
- •confirmed diagnosis of a specific LD with or without comorbid ADHD
- •IQ > 80 (based on WISC-IV)
- •English as the primary spoken language
排除标准
- •uncorrected sensory impairments (vision, hearing)
- •severe comorbid mental health disorders requiring medications other than those used for ADHD or intensive treatment
- •severe impairments in oral communication, impeding intelligibility of spoken responses
结局指标
主要结局
Automated Working Memory Assessment Listening Recall
时间窗: 15-20 min
CANTAB Spatial Working Memory
时间窗: 15-20 min
次要结局
- Wide Range Achievement Test 4 Progress Monitoring Version: word reading, spelling, sentence comprehension, math computation(10-15 min)
- Teacher - Children's Organizational Skills Scale(5 min/student)
- Teacher - Strengths and Weakness of ADHD-symptoms and Normal-behavior scale (SWAN)(5 min/student)
研究者
Rosemary Tannock
Senior Scientist
The Hospital for Sick Children