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et them grow: a new intensive and multimodal treatment for children with borderline intellectual functioning based on movement, cognition and narration of emotions

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Borderline Intellectual Functioning (BIF)
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Registration Number
ISRCTN81710297
Lead Sponsor
Fondazione Don Gnocchi - Centro IRCCS S. Maria Nascente
Brief Summary

2017 protocol in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28427388 2020 results in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32373025 (added 11/05/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged between 6 to 11 years old and attending primary mainstream school
2. Full Scale Intelligence Quotient score ranging from 71 to 85 determined with the WISC-III
3. Presence of learning disabilities assessed with the standardized test battery for developmental dyslexia and dysorthographia and dyscalculia
4. Difficulties in executive functions and or verbal comprehension assessed with Modified Barrage bell test;Tower of London (TOL) and the Test of Reception of Grammar (TROG2)
5. Presence of an impact on daily life of the above mentioned difficulties as measure by the Child Behavioral Checklist and Vineland2

Exclusion Criteria

1. Presence of major neuropsychiatric disorders (such as ADHD and autism spectrum disorder)
2. Presence of neurological conditions:epilepsy; traumatic brain injury; brain malformations; infectious disease involving the central nervous system
3. Presence of systemic diseases such as diabetes or dysimmune disorders
4. Presence of genetic syndromes such as Down syndrome or Fragile X syndrome
5. Positive history for psychoactive drugs, particularly referring to current or past use of psychostimulants, neuroleptics, antidepressants, benzodiazepines and antiepileptic drugs

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
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