Investigating the efficacy of mixed training regimen of verbal working memory in dyslexic children

Investigating the efficacy of mixed training regimen of verbal working memory and visuo-motor activity on verbal working memory, postural control and reading skills in persian dyslexic children, aged 6 to 12 years

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20171219037953N1

Enrollment

Registered

2018-02-08

Start date

2018-02-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

Developmental dyslexia or specific reading disorder. Specific reading disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: participants in this group will receive the mixed training regimen of verbal working memory and visual-motor activity: presenting the word

decomposition of the word to it’s letters/ moving of the platform

repetition of the previous step by Active movements of the child

retrieving the letters of the word. Intervention 2: Control group: participants in this group will receive the training of verbal working memory: presenting the word

decomposition of the word to it’s letters

retrieving the letters of the word.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

6 Years to 12 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Diagnosing dyslexia by WISC IV Aged 6-12 y Students of Schools in Tehran and the moderate socioeconomic status Right-handed Normal or corrected to normal visual acuity Normal hearing status No history of head injury No history of psychiatric disorders Full IQ score greater than 85 Without co morbidity with ADHD Persian monolingual Do not using of druges affect on attention

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not attending in pretest assessment and training sessions Participation in training sessions Less than 75% of all sessions/ less than 9 sessions out of 12 sessions Not attending in post-test assessment sessions

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Verbal working memory. Timepoint: Before and after treatment, 4-5 weeks. Method of measurement: Forward and backward digit span.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postural control. Timepoint: Before and after treatment-4 to 5 weeks. Method of measurement: Cop data of force platform tool.;Reading Skills. Timepoint: Before and after treatment-4 to 5 weeks. Method of measurement: Scores of reading skills native battery sub tests.;Changes in functional connectivity of VI and Crus I lobules of the cerebellum. Timepoint: Before and after treatment-4 to 5 weeks. Method of measurement: Resting-state fMRI.	—

Measure

Time frame

Postural control. Timepoint: Before and after treatment-4 to 5 weeks. Method of measurement: Cop data of force platform tool.;Reading Skills. Timepoint: Before and after treatment-4 to 5 weeks. Method of measurement: Scores of reading skills native battery sub tests.;Changes in functional connectivity of VI and Crus I lobules of the cerebellum. Timepoint: Before and after treatment-4 to 5 weeks. Method of measurement: Resting-state fMRI.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehdi Ramezani

Iran University of Medical Sciences

ergotherapist.ramezani@gmail.com+98 21 81631

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026