A Double-Blind Randomized Pilot Trial Comparing Computerised Cognitive Exercises to Tetris in Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 18
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Activity Perception Questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study was to examine the feasibility and efficacy of computerized cognitive exercises from Scientific Brain Training (SBT), compared to the computer game Tetris as an active placebo, in a pilot study of adolescents with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
详细描述
Objective
To examine the feasibility and efficacy of computerized cognitive exercises from Scientific Brain Training (SBT), compared to the computer game Tetris as an active placebo, in a pilot study of adolescents with Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
Method: Eighteen adolescents with ADHD were randomized to treatment or control intervention for seven weeks. Outcome measures were cognitive test, symptom and motivation questionnaires.
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
- Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 14 Years 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •a clinical diagnosis of hyperkinetic disorder (F90.0, corresponding to ADHD combined type) (WHO, 1993);
- •age between 14-17 years;
排除标准
- •pharmacological treatment other than methylphenidate, dexamphetamine and/or atomoxetine;
- •comorbid conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorders or major depression;
- •history of head trauma or verified neurological disease;
- •motor or perceptual disabilities which prevented the use of a computer;
- •medical illness that required treatment;
- •no access to a computer and internet at home.
结局指标
主要结局
Activity Perception Questionnaire
时间窗: 7 weeks
次要结局
- Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder-Rating Scale(7 weeks)
- CANTAB: Stockings of Cambridge (SOC) (problems solved in minimum moves)(7 weeks)
- CANTAB: DMS Delayed Matching to Sample (DMS)(7 weeks)
- Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB) Rapid Visual Information Processing (RVP)(A)(7 weeks)
研究者
Aida Bikic
psychologist, ph.d. candidate
Region Syddanmark