ADHD
Conditions
Interventions
Braingame Brian is a game based working memory training consisting of 25 sessions with a duration approximately around 45 minutes. It consist of an interactive game world in which children with ADHD s
Sponsors
The study will be conducted at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, KU Leuven, Belgium
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Between 8 and 12 years old - The presence of a primary clinical diagnosis of any subtype of ADHD - The presence of a clinical score on the ADHD scales of the Questionnaire Behavior problems for Children from 6 to 16 (VvGK 6-16) - The presence of a primary clinical diagnosis of any subtype of ADHD based on the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (PDISC-IV) - module E (Behavioral disorders): Parents' form. - IQ > 80 measured by the short version of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC-III-NL) - Medication (e.g. Methylfenidate) has to be stable for at least four weeks before pretest and stopped 48 hour before the testing sessions.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - The presence of a clinical diagnosis on conduct disorder (CD) as measured by the Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children (PDISC-IV) - module E (Behavior disorders): Parents' form - The presence of a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) as indicated by the parents - The presence of a neurological disorder, a sensory or motor deficit as indicated by the parents on the general questionnaire. - Medication that causes behavioral changes or has an influence on attention or concentration, except for methylphenidate and dexamphetamine.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -Associative learning as measured by a matching to sample task with condition discrimination -Working memory/short term memory capacity measured through the Corsi Block Tapping Task (backward/forward) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -ADHD symptoms as measured by the Questionnaire Behavior problems for Children from 6 to 16 (VvGK 6-16) parents & teachers' form -academic performance measured by a student performance tracking system (leerling volg systeem; LVS) | — |
Contacts
Public ContactSaskia Oord, van der
Department of Psychology K.U.Leuven Tiensestraat 102
Outcome results
None listed