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VWM-B program and executive functions in Dyslexia

Investigating the effectiveness of the Verbal Working Memory-Balance (VWM-B) robotic training program on executive functions in children with developmental dyslexia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20171219037953N2
Enrollment
30
Registered
2023-10-18
Start date
2023-04-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-13

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Conditions

?Developmental Dyslexia. Dyslexia and alexia

Interventions

Intervention 1: Experiment group: The newly designed VWM-B program has been performed using the robotic device. Like the VWM program, each training trial in the VWM-B program includes all three sub-pr

Sponsors

Iran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
8 Years to 10 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Normal IQ level Normal attention level Normal or corrected vision/hearing conditions Right-handedness using the short form of Edinburgh handedness inventory Native-Persian language Average socio-economic status as reported by the family

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: History of taking drugs affecting the central nervous system History of neurological or psychiatric disorders Not partaking in after-treatment assessments Failing to complete a minimum of 75% of the training sessions (being absent in more than 4 out of 15 sessions)

Design outcomes

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Reading skills. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaires.

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Executive functions including verbal semantic and phonemic fluency, trail making, response inhibition, verbal working memory, and text comprehension. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaires.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactMehdi Ramezani

Iran University of Medical Sciences

ergotherapist.ramezani@gmail.com+98 21 86701

Outcome results

None listed

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