Neurofeedback Training to Restore Hemispheric Imbalance in Dyslexia
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Dyslexia
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
- Enrollment
- 40
- Primary Endpoint
- EEG recording - ProComp5 Infiniti System
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The study aims at testing a Neurofeedback (NF) training specifically designed for inducing a functional hemispheric imbalance of the tempo-parietal regions in individuals with dyslexia. A randomized clinical trial aimed at comparing two experimental conditions is described: a) Left theta/beta NF training in combination with right beta/theta NF training and b) sham NF training.
Investigators
Alice Cancer
Principal Investigator
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Diagnosis of dyslexia or reading performance 2 SD below the norm
- •Average intelligence
Exclusion Criteria
- •Psychiatric conditions
- •Comorbidity with neurodevelopmental disorders
- •Neurological disorders
- •Enrollment in linguistic or literature university courses
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
EEG recording - ProComp5 Infiniti System
Time Frame: 1 hour
EEG power in theta/beta band recording in TP7 and TP8
Phonological task (Spironelli & Angrilli, 2006) accuracy
Time Frame: 1 hour
Computerized rhyme decision task - n. of errors
Phonological task (Spironelli & Angrilli, 2006) speed
Time Frame: 1 hour
Computerized rhyme decision task - response time (ms)
Semantic task (Spironelli & Angrilli, 2006) speed
Time Frame: 1 hour
Computerized semantic decision task - response time (ms)
Semantic task (Spironelli & Angrilli, 2006) accuracy
Time Frame: 1 hour
Computerized semantic decision task - n. of errors
Text reading speed - LSC-SUA Battery (Cornoldi, Montesano & Valenti, 2020)
Time Frame: 1 hour
Text reading speed measured in syllables / seconds
Text reading accuracy - LSC-SUA Battery (Cornoldi, Montesano & Valenti, 2020)
Time Frame: 1 hour
Text reading accuracy measured in n. of errors
Word reading speed - LSC-SUA Battery (Cornoldi, Montesano & Valenti, 2020)
Time Frame: 1 hour
Word reading speed measured in syllables / seconds
Word reading accuracy - LSC-SUA Battery (Cornoldi, Montesano & Valenti, 2020)
Time Frame: 1 hour
Word reading accuracy measured in n. of errors
Psuedo-word reading speed - LSC-SUA Battery (Cornoldi, Montesano & Valenti, 2020)
Time Frame: 1 hour
Psuedo-word reading speed in syllables / seconds
Psuedo-word reading accuracy - LSC-SUA Battery (Cornoldi, Montesano & Valenti, 2020)
Time Frame: 1 hour
Psuedo-word reading accuracy measured in n. of errors
Secondary Outcomes
- Rapid automatized naming speed (RAN, De Luca, Di Filippo, Judica, Spinelli & Zoccolotti, 2005)(1 hour)
- Rapid automatized naming accuracy (RAN, De Luca, Di Filippo, Judica, Spinelli & Zoccolotti, 2005)(1 hour)
- Digit Span (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale - Fourth Edition, WAIS-IV)(1 hour)