Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this investigation is to conduct a series of case studies on the impact of LearningRx cognitive training on cognitive skills, brain structure, and daily functioning for participants with ADHD.
Detailed description
Using a multiple baseline design across cases with start point randomization, the proposed study will examine the outcomes from LearningRx one-on-one cognitive training across domains on standardized measures used to monitor treatment effectiveness for ADHD.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALLearningRx cognitive training
A clinician will deliver three 90-minute cognitive training sessions per week for 14 weeks. There are 16 different categories of leveled training procedures sequenced in intensity and difficulty for a total of 530 training tasks.
Sponsors
Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
15 Years to 22 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Age 15-22 previously diagnosed with ADHD * High school students or college students with a prior diagnosis of ADHD living in the greater Colorado Springs area
Exclusion criteria
* No braces, metal implants, or claustrophobia that would contraindicate magnetic resonance imaging
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence of overall cognitive function improvement | within 14 days after completing the intervention | Confirmed by change in pretest to post-test scores on the Woodcock Johnson IV - Tests of Cognitive Abilities |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Evidence of change in brain activity | within 30 days after completing the intervention | As confirmed by pretest to post-test changes in electrical activity measured by qEEG |
| Evidence of reduction in ADHD symptoms | within 14 days after completing the intervention | As confirmed by pretest to post-test changes on the ADHD Rating Scale |
| Evidence of change in brain structure | within 30 days after completing the intervention | Confirmed by change in pretest to post-test neuroimaging using MRI |
| Evidence of improvement in visual or auditory attention | with 14 days after completing the intervention | Confirmed by change in pretest to post-test scores on the Conners Continous Performance Test (CPT-3) and Auditory Attention Test (CATA) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed