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Evaluation of neurofeedback therapy in children with mathematics disorder

Comparison the therapeutic effect of neurofeedback and sham neurofeedback in the treatment of mathematics disorder in third-grade elementary school children

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201306189175N6
Enrollment
28
Registered
2013-09-13
Start date
2011-10-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Specific disorder of arithmetical skills. Involves a specific impairment in arithmetical skills that is not solely explicable on the basis of general mental retardation or of inadequate schooling. The deficit concerns mastery of basic computational skills of addition, subtraction, multiplication,

Interventions

Intervention 1: For intervention group: Mathematical education in 20 sessions will be done. Then Neurofeedback treatment according to the record program PROCOMP 2 in 20 sessions, at least 30 minutes
Treatment - Devices
For intervention group: Mathematical education in 20 sessions will be done. Then Neurofeedback treatment according to the record program PROCOMP 2 in 20 sessions, at least 30 minutes during 10-12 wee
For control group: Mathematical education in 20 sessions will be done. Then similar to the neurofeedback treatment according to the record program PROCOMP 2 in 20 sessions, at least 30 minutes during

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
9 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: without any neurological and psychiatric disorders, except learning disorder, IQ scores are at least 70, having the abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG) in alpha/theta, third elementary school grade Exclusion criteria: any neurological and psychiatric disorders, having the normal electroencephalogram (EEG) in alpha/theta, age more than 10 and lower than 9

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Mathematic disorder. Timepoint: At the first and end of each 20 treatment sessions, 3 months and 1 year after completing the treatment. Method of measurement: Mathematic scale and Educational records.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Peiman Hashemian

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

hashemianp@mums.ac.ir+98 51 1888 2926

Outcome results

None listed

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