A Trial of Computer-based Attention-training Systems in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Clinical Trial

— CATS  

Official title:

A Randomized Trial of Computer-based Attention-training Systems With and Without Neurofeedback in Children With ADHD

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00956605
• Other study ID #: 7703
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 7, 2009
• Last updated: August 10, 2009
• Start date: May 2006
• Est. completion date: June 2007

Study information

• Verified date: August 2009
• Source: Tufts Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study examines the efficacy of two computer-based training systems to teach children with ADHD to attend more effectively.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 35
• Est. completion date: June 2007
• Est. primary completion date: June 2007
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 10 Years to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• child in 6th, 7th or 8th grade

• a diagnosis of ADHD (any subtype) per report of the child's physician

• academic achievement at grade level

• ability to read in English sufficiently to complete assessments and intervention protocols

Exclusion Criteria:

• coexisting diagnosis of conduct disorder, pervasive developmental disorder, or other serious mental illness (e.g., bipolar disorder, psychosis)

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity
• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
• Hyperkinesis

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Computer attention training systems for children with ADHD
Computer attention training systems for children with ADHD, one with and one without EEG-biofeedback, were delivered via approximately 20 sessions to the participants

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Tufts Medical Center / Tufts University	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Tufts Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Changes in ADHD symptoms as reported by caregivers and teachers were measured at enrollment pre-intervention, and then again immediately post-intervention		Assessments were administered at enrollment in May-June 2006, and then immediately post-intervention after the 3 month intervention.	No