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Math Training App for Children with Learning Difficulties in Arithmetic

Effectiveness of a Mathematics Training App for Children Suspected of Having Developmental Dyscalculia: 2025 Edition - MAT-D25

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-jRCT1062250044
Enrollment
204
Registered
2025-08-06
Start date
2025-08-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Dyscalculia Dyscalculia, Specific Learning Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Interventions

This study consists of two major phases: the training phase and the waiting phase. The pre-test and post-test utilize tasks included in the app version of the Fundamental Calculative Ability Test (FCA
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Arithmetic training, App-based intervention, Intervention for developmental learning disorder, Intervention for dyscalculia

Sponsors

Maegaki Yoshihiro
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.First-grade elementary school children enrolled in regular classes who either: have been diagnosed with dyscalculia; are suspected of having dyscalculia by their school; or are rated by their parents as having difficulties in arithmetic learning based on a preliminary evaluation form. 2.Written informed consent obtained from both the parent and the child (assent for the child). 3.Children who have no difficulty operating or learning with the arithmetic training application.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Children who score an average of 70 points or higher on mathematics unit tests conducted at school. 2.Individuals deemed inappropriate as research participants by the principal investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in total score from pre-test to post-test 1 as measured by the Fundamental Calculative Ability Test (FCAT)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Child outcomes - Change in scores for ordinality, cardinality, and numerical facts from pre-test to post-test 1 - Training participation rate - Group A: change in total score from pre-test to post-test 2 - Group B: change in total score from post-test 1 to post-test 2 - Change in training accuracy rate Parent-reported outcomes - Change in responses to pre- and post-intervention evaluation forms - Parent responses to the social validity questionnaire

Contacts

Public ContactSawako Ooba

Tottori University Hospital

sawako-505@tottori-u.ac.jp+81-859-38-6868

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026