Study of Computer Attention Training Programs in Schools for Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
| Status: | Completed |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology, Psychiatric |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 6 - 12 |
| Updated: | 7/8/2017 |
| Start Date: | May 2009 |
| End Date: | November 2013 |
Randomized Control Trial of Two Computer-Based Attention Training Programs in Schools for Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
This study examines the efficacy of two computer-based attention training systems, one with
and one without neurofeedback. The training systems intend to help children learn to focus
and attend more effectively.
and one without neurofeedback. The training systems intend to help children learn to focus
and attend more effectively.
The current study is examining a neurofeedback (NF) computer attention training system that
teaches children to alter their brainwave activity with a Cognitive Training attention
training system (CT). The investigators hypothesize that both treatments will show
improvement in ADHD symptoms and academic outcomes compared to a control condition.
104 children with ADHD in grades 2 and 4 are randomly assigned to receive the NF, CT, or a
Waitlist-Control (WLC) condition that receives NF or CT the following academic year. Children
receive forty 45-minute sessions three times a week at school for 4 months. A comprehensive
assessment, consists of data completed by teachers, parents, participants, and double-blind
classroom observations.
teaches children to alter their brainwave activity with a Cognitive Training attention
training system (CT). The investigators hypothesize that both treatments will show
improvement in ADHD symptoms and academic outcomes compared to a control condition.
104 children with ADHD in grades 2 and 4 are randomly assigned to receive the NF, CT, or a
Waitlist-Control (WLC) condition that receives NF or CT the following academic year. Children
receive forty 45-minute sessions three times a week at school for 4 months. A comprehensive
assessment, consists of data completed by teachers, parents, participants, and double-blind
classroom observations.
Inclusion Criteria:
- diagnosis of ADHD (any subtype, per report of the child's physician or school
psychologist) entering 2nd or 4th grade at the beginning of September 2009 and 2010.
- combined IQ (Intelligence Quotient) at or above 80,
- ability to read English sufficiently to complete assessments and intervention
protocols
Exclusion Criteria:
- mental retardation,
- coexisting diagnosis of conduct disorder,
- pervasive developmental disorder, or
- other serious mental illness (eg., bipolar disorder, psychosis, autism)
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