The Efficacy of Computerized Cognitive Training in Adults With ADHD: Change in ADHD Symptoms, Executive Functions and Quality of Life Following Three Months of Training.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

ADHD Symptoms, Executive Functions and Quality of Life Following Three Months of Training.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00843141
• Other study ID #: ADHDA-HMO-CTIL
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 12, 2009
• Last updated: August 15, 2011
• Start date: May 2009
• Est. completion date: August 2011

Study information

• Verified date: February 2009
• Source: Hadassah Medical Organization
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Israel: Ministry of Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study group of Adults with ADHD who will receive cognitive (executive attention) computerized training will show significant improvement in ADHD symptomatology,neuropsychological measures,daily functioning and quality of life.

A significant difference will be found between the study group and the control group (adults with ADHD that will receive a simplified cognitive training program that does not challenge their executive functions)on the above measures.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 60
• Est. completion date: August 2011
• Est. primary completion date: August 2011
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adults (age 18-60);

• 9 years education;

• Diagnosis of ADHD;

• Executive function deficit in daily life;

• Signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Change in pharmacological treatment and/or received new treatment for ADHD in the last three months;

• Other current serious neurological disorder (e.g. epilepsy, brain injury, neurodegenerative disease), other major current and sever psychiatric disorder (axisI);

• Color blindness.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• cognitive computerized training
cognitive computerized training utilizing executive attention tasks
• simple cognitive computerized training
simple computerized cognitive program utilising simple reaction time tasks that do not challenge executive attention

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Hadassah Medical Organization	Jerusalem

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hadassah Medical Organization

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Executive functioning		after 3 months of cognitive training	No
Secondary	ADHD symptomatology and quality of life		after 3 months of cognitive training	No