Neurofeedback and Working Memory Training for Children and Adolescents With ADHD

Attention Deficit Disorder Clinical Trial

— KITE  

Official title:

Does Neurofeedback and Working Memory Training Improve Core Symptoms of ADHD in Children and Adolescents? A Comparative, Randomized and Controlled Study.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01841151
• Other study ID #: KITE
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2013
• Est. completion date: October 2020

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: Karolinska Institutet
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if neurofeedback and working memory training improves core symptoms of ADHD in children and adolescents.

Description:

This study investigates two types of Neurofeedback (NF), one well-established and well-researched protocol called Slow Cortical Potential NF (SCP), and a newer and less researched, yet popular among private clinicians, the so-called live z-score training (LZT). These methods are compared to working memory training (WMT) and a passive control condition, treatment-as-usual only (TAU). The active conditions (SCP/LZT/WMT) are delivered high frequent, with 5 sessions/week, for a total of 25 sessions.

Outcomes measures are taken at Preintervention and Postintervention, as well as at a 6-month follow-up assessment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 202
• Est. completion date: October 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 9 Years to 17 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Clinical AD/HD diagnose according to DSM-IV-TR and K-SADS interview, 9-17 years old, unmedicated or under stable medication with stimulants or corresponding since at least one month.

Exclusion Criteria:

• IQ <70 (WISC-IV or WAIS-IV), clinically instable psychiatric state e.g. severe depression, OCD, self-injurious behaviour, bipolar disorder, severe somatic (neurologic) disease, very limited knowledge in the Swedish language.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attention Deficit Disorder
• Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Intervention

Behavioral:
• SCP training

• Live Z-score training

• WM training

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Sweden	Cap Bup-Kind	Stockholm

Sponsors (5)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Karolinska Institutet	Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Stockholm, Region Stockholm, Stiftelsen Sunnerdahls Handikappfond, Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Sweden, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Conners 3	Self-, parents- and teachers report. Outcome measures will be conducted before and after five weeks training, and at 6 months follow-up.	Up to seven months

External Links

•   Competence Center of Neurodevelopmental Disorders (KIND)
•   Webpage for BUP KIND - the KITE-project