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Cognitive Training for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Developmental Delays

Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
Conditions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
Developmental Delays
Interventions
Other: cognitive training
Other: active control
Registration Number
NCT06277440
Lead Sponsor
Taipei Medical University
Brief Summary

To explore whether children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays who receive cognitive training and conventional rehabilitation can improve executive function more than traditional rehabilitation alone. A magnetoencephalographic examination will be arranged to explore how brain network activation works.

Research method: 20 preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays under rehabilitation therapy will be collected. They will be randomly assigned to the experimental group (receiving rehabilitation therapy and three times per week for 15 minutes, a total of 12 weeks of interactive cognitive training) and the control group (receiving rehabilitation therapy only). Therapeutic effects will be evaluated.

Detailed Description

Research method: 20 preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays under rehabilitation therapy will be collected. They will be randomly assigned to the experimental group (receiving rehabilitation therapy and three times per week for 15 minutes, a total of 12 weeks of interactive cognitive training) and the control group (receiving rehabilitation therapy only). Therapeutic effects will be evaluated, including Sensory Profile, Swanson, Nolan and Pelham version IV, Conners Kiddie Continuous Performance test, Chinese Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory, and Chinese version of Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children-IV; and physical health conditions, including Pediatric Daily Occupation Scale, Pediatric Outcome Data Collection Instrument (PODCI), Child Health Questionnaire- Parent Form, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL)will be evaluated by an investigator who is blinded to the group's allocation at before treatment and after 12 weeks of treatment. All participants will be investigated by magnetoencephalography (MEG) to identify the brain network connectivity while performing different tasks before and after 12 weeks of treatment. Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging will be performed for brain mapping.

Possible results: The study will shed light on therapeutic effects and brain network connectivity by cognitive training for preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
20
Inclusion Criteria
  • preschool children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and developmental delays under regular rehabilitation programs intelligence quotient 70 or greater
Exclusion Criteria
  • age less than 4 or greater than 6 metal in teeth intelligence quotient less than 70

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Intervention groupcognitive trainingTraditional rehabilitation program with additional cognitive training
Active Controlactive controlTraditional rehabilitation programs without additional cognitive training
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes of executive functionscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, higher score, the better outcome

Changes in scores assessed by the Taiwanese Traditional Chinese Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory range from 1 to 5, higher scores indicate a worse outcome

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Changes of family impactscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, higher score, the better outcome

Changes in scores assessed by Child Health Questionaire, parent form 28, range from 0-100, higher scores indicate a better outcome

changes of symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorderscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, higher score, the better outcome

Changes in scores assessed by Swanson, Nolan and Pelham questionnaire, range from 0 to 54, higher scores indicate a worse outcome

Changes of sensory integrationscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, higher score, the better outcome

Changes in scores assessed by Sensory Profile, range from 0-100, higher scores indicate a better outcome

Changes in performance activity in kindergartenscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, higher score, the better outcome

Changes in scores assessed by Kindergarten Performance Activity, range from 0-100, higher scores indicate a worse outcome

changes of attentionscore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, higher score, the better outcome

Changes in scores assessed by Conners Kiddie Continous Performance Test, range from 0-100, higher scores indicate a worse outcome

changes of functional performancescore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, higher score, the better outcome

Changes in scores assessed by Pediatric Outcome Data Collection Instrument, range from 0-100, higher scores indicate a better outcome

changes of intelligencescore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, higher score, the better outcome

Changes in scores assessed by the Wechsler Intelligence Scale of children, the average score is 100, with a higher score indicating higher intelligence and a lower score indicating a lower level of intelligence.

Changes of quality of lifescore change from baseline to 12 weeks of treatment, higher score, the better outcome

Changes in scores assessed by Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory, range from 0-100, higher scores indicate a better outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

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Taipei, Taiwan

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