An evaluation of computerised working memory training in children who have survived a brain injury

niversity of East Anglia (UK)0 sites138 target enrollmentJuly 19, 2013

Overview

No summary available.

Registry

who.int

Start Date

July 19, 2013

End Date

March 31, 2017

Last Updated

8 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Sex

All

Sponsor

niversity of East Anglia (UK)

•Current inclusion criteria as of 20/02/2018:
•Participant inclusion criteria
•Potential participants for intervention and placebo group will:
•1\. Male \& female, aged between 8 and 16 years
•2\. Score at or below the 30th centile on two tasks of verbal WM, listening recall and backward digit recall, from the Automated Working Memory Assessment (AWMA, Alloway, 2007\)
•3\. Be medically stable
•4\. Be computer literate, and will have access to a computer and the internet
•5\. Speak English
•Participants will have documented evidence of non\-progressive ABI, defined as a moderate (Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) 8 \- 12, Post Traumatic Amnesia (PTA 1 \- 24 hours) to severe (GCS \< 8, PTA \> 24 hours) TBI, stroke, herpes encephalitis, and infratentorial tumour with resection or cranial radiotherapy.
•Previous inclusion criteria:

•Participants will be excluded if:
•1\. There is evidence of severe damage to organs other than the brain, major medical problems, or the presence of significant mood disturbance.
•2\. There is evidence of a progressive neurodegenerative condition.
•3\. There is a pre\-morbid history of learning disability or a specific learning impairment affecting working memory (e.g., dyslexia, specific language impairment), conduct disorder, current use of medication impacting on cognition, or a lack of English proficiency.