ADHD
Conditions
Keywords
ADHD
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of computer program C8 on specific cognitive functions, symptoms and functional outcome compared to treatment as usual in children with ADHD. Furthermore, if the effect is sustained 12 and 24 weeks after training. In addition, it will be investigated, whether younger children benefit more from training than older children.
Interventions
OTHERComputer program C8
Experimental: Computer program C8 + treatment as usual: Playing a special computer program C8 40 min a day for 6 days a week for 8 weeks.
OTHERTreatment as usual
Treatment as usual at the clinic
Sponsors
Region Syddanmark
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
6 Years to 13 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. ADHD- diagnosis 2. age 6-13 years 3. Patient has access to computer og internet from home 4. Informed consent
Exclusion criteria
1. Comorbidity: conduct disorder, autism spectrum disorders, depression, or schizophrenia 2. Head trauma or neurological disease 3. Intelligence quotient (IQ) \< 80 4. Motoric or perceptual handicap 5. Medical disease requiring treatment 6. No informed consent
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB): Rapid Visual Information Processing probability of hit. | Assesment after the 8 week intervention |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF) | After the 8 week intervention |
| ADHD-Rating scale | After the 8 week intervention |
| CANTAB: Attention Switching Task (AST) | After the 8 week intervention |
| Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB): Rapid Visual Information Processing | After 8 weeks of intervention |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| CANTAB: Paired Associates Learning. | After 8 weeks of intervention |
| Weis function scale | After 8 weeks of intervention |
| CANTAB: Match to sample: visual search. | After 8 weeks of intervention |
| ADHD-Rating scale | 12 week follow up |
| CANTAB: Attention Switching Task (AST) | 12 week follow up |
| Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functions (BRIEF) | 12 weeks follow up |
| CANTAB: Choice reaction time. | After 8 weeks of intervention |
| CANTAB: Stop Signal Task. | After 8 weeks of intervention |
| CANTAB: Spatial Working Memory | After the 8 weeks of intervention |
| CANTAB: Stockings of Cambridge. | After the 8 weeks of intervention |
Countries
Denmark
Outcome results
None listed