CompletedNot Applicable

Effects Of A Computerized Working Memory Training Program On Attention, Working Memory, And Academics, In Adolescents With Severe ADHD/LD

Canada120 participantsStarted 2008-11

Plain-language summary

Our primary aim is to determine whether a computerized working memory (WM) training program will help students with severe learning and attention problems, in terms of improving their WM. Additional aims are to determine whether the WM training will also result in improvements in the students' concentration and school work, and how long any beneficial effects will last (i.e., whether the students will continue to show improvements once the training program has stopped).

Who can participate

Age range12 Years – 17 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * fulltime enrollment at one of the three English-language speaking OPDS schools * confirmed diagnosis of a specific LD with or without comorbid ADHD * IQ \> 80 (based on WISC-IV) * English as the primary spoken language Exclusion Criteria: * uncorrected sensory impairments (vision, hearing) * severe comorbid mental health disorders requiring medications other than those used for ADHD or intensive treatment * severe impairments in oral communication, impeding intelligibility of spoken responses

What they're measuring

CANTAB Spatial Working Memory

Timeframe: 15-20 min

Automated Working Memory Assessment Listening Recall

Timeframe: 15-20 min

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00930449

SponsorThe Hospital for Sick Children

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2011-01

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