The Efficacy of Computerized Cognitive Training in Adults With ADHD: Change in ADHD Symptoms, Executive Functions and Quality of Life Following Three Months of Training.

ADHD Symptoms, Executive Functions and Quality of Life Following Three Months of Training.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00843141

Enrollment

Registered

2009-02-13

Start date

2009-05-31

Completion date

2011-08-31

Last updated

2011-08-16

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Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Keywords

ADHD, Executive functions, Quality of life

Brief summary

The study group of Adults with ADHD who will receive cognitive (executive attention) computerized training will show significant improvement in ADHD symptomatology,neuropsychological measures,daily functioning and quality of life. A significant difference will be found between the study group and the control group (adults with ADHD that will receive a simplified cognitive training program that does not challenge their executive functions)on the above measures.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALcognitive computerized training

cognitive computerized training utilizing executive attention tasks

BEHAVIORALsimple cognitive computerized training

simple computerized cognitive program utilising simple reaction time tasks that do not challenge executive attention

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Adults (age 18-60); * 9 years education; * Diagnosis of ADHD; * Executive function deficit in daily life; * Signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

* Change in pharmacological treatment and/or received new treatment for ADHD in the last three months; * Other current serious neurological disorder (e.g. epilepsy, brain injury, neurodegenerative disease), other major current and sever psychiatric disorder (axisI); * Color blindness.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Executive functioning	after 3 months of cognitive training

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
ADHD symptomatology and quality of life	after 3 months of cognitive training

Countries

Israel

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026