neuropsychiatrische stoornissen en een licht verstandelijke beperking ADHD Autisme Spectrum Disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Two groups, each containing 25 children, will receive a less intensive but
prolonged Cogmed© WMT at home or at school, version R/M for 8 weeks, 4 days a
week, 35 minutes a day. This is a prolonged v
Sponsors
Karakter
Eligibility
Age
2 Years to 17 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - Childeren between 10 years/0months and 13 years /11months, known in psychiatric health care and/or special education - Neuropsychiatric disorders (ADHD, ASD, or a combination of those two, possibly in combination with comorbid ODD), classified by the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 2000, 2013). - IQ score between 60-85 - Access to a PC with Windows Vista or Windows XP with internet connection and speakers (at home or at school).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Treatment at an inpatient or day treatment clinic. 2. Regular use of other medication than for ADHD or ASD. 4. If medication for ADHD/ASD is used and *room for improvement for ADHD symptoms* is absent 3. Diagnosis of one or more of the following comorbid psychiatric disorders (checked by DISC-IV): - Major depression - Bipolar disorder - Psychotic disorder - Conduct disorder - Anxiety disorder - Neurological disorders (e.g. epilepsy) in the recent two years. - Cardiovascular disease currently or in the past. - Serious motor and/or perceptual handicap. - Participation in another clinical trial simultaneously. - Insufficient motivation to follow the training. - Medical illness which needs medical treatment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| -The scores in behavioural problems ( VISK, AVL, BRIEF, APQ) before and after training -The scores in neurocognitive functioning (Working memory: spatial span, backward digit recall, listening recall; Executive functioning: Sustained Attention Dots, Go-Nogo; Understanding instruction: begrip van instructie) before and after training. -The scores in school achievement (Arithmetic:Tempo Toets Rekenen; reading: Brus 1 minuut) before and after training. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed