Working Memory Training and Neurofeedback for Children With ADHD, a Pilot Study

ADHD Clinical Trial

Official title:

Working Memory Training and Neurofeedback for Children With ADHD, a Pilot Study

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02754336
• Other study ID #: SUS_ID2012/439
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: November 22, 2015
• Last updated: April 25, 2016
• Start date: October 2014
• Est. completion date: June 2015

Study information

• Verified date: April 2016
• Source: Helse Stavanger HF
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Norway:National Committee for Medical and Health Research Ethics
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This pilot study compares the effect of working memory training and neurofeedback in non-medicated children age 7 to 13 years with ADHD. Half of the participants will receive working memory training, while the other half will receive neurofeedback.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 6
• Est. completion date: June 2015
• Est. primary completion date: June 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 7 Years to 13 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• ADHD/ADD

Exclusion Criteria:

• Positive effect of metylphenidate

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• ADHD

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Cogmed Robomemo, working memory training

• Othmer, neurofeedback

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	Stavanger University Hospital	Stavanger

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Helse Stavanger HF

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Neuropsychological tests	Subtests from the NEPSY-II test battery	3-4 weeks after last training session	No
Secondary	Quantum EEG	Electroencephalography (EEG) is the measurement of electrical patterns at the surface of the scalp which reflect cortical activity, and are commonly referred to as "brainwaves". Quantitative EEG (qEEG) is the analysis of the digitized EEG, and in lay terms this sometimes is also called "Brain Mapping"	3-4 weeks after last training session	No
Secondary	Questionaires	5—15 (FTF) Parent Questionaire For Evaluation of Development and Behavior of 5 to 15-year-old children. Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF)	3-4 weeks after last training session	No