Promoting academic resilience in preterm infants with adaptive computerized training - a multi-center randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00007685

Enrollment

Registered

2015-01-13

Start date

2015-04-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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Conditions

preterm infants, working memory, executive functions P07.1

Interventions

Group 1: Adaptive mathematical training (intervention), daily (10-15 min) for 5 weeks. Group 2: Cogmed adaptive working memory training (active control group), daily (25-30 min) for 5 weeks.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

5 Years to 7 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: preterm children (28+0 weeks - 35+6 weeks), start school in August 2015, regular elementary school

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: non-correctable handicap, moderat/severe cerebral palsy, hemiparesis, intraventricular hemorrhage > grade 2 and significant leukomalacia/hydrocephalus; multiples, insufficient German language abilities, oppositional defiant disorder, living distance >100km from study centres

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
TAAS-Score (Teacher Academic Attainment Scale) for school performance as change from baseline to 12 month.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Performance in standardized mathematic, reading, writing/orthography and working memory tests as change from baseline	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactFrauke Dransfeld

Universitätsklinikum Essen, Klinik für Kinderheilkunde I, Studienkoordination Neonatologie

fit-fuer-die-Schule@uk-essen.de0201/72384961

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026