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Pilot Testing of Cognitive Training on Academic Task Performance in Children With Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Sacramento |
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California |
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95825 |
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ADHD - Attention |
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Impaired WM is a central deficit in ADHD. A computerized training program, Cogmed, has been
shown to increase WM capacity in children with ADHD. It is not known whether the training
improves behavior associated with classroom learning, such as remaining on-task and
inhibiting off- task behavior. The aim of this study is to utilize ecologically valid
measures to investigate training's effect on observable ADHD behavior in conjunction with
more standard measures. Subjects will be randomly assigned to a Cogmed versus an active
"placebo" condition in which the tasks do not increase in difficulty level in a
double-blinded fashion. The effects of the active Cogmed versus placebo computer training
will be compared on measures in children with ADHD.
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Inclusion Criteria:
1. Age range 7-14
2. At least average academic and intellectual functioning via parent report.
3. Must have ADHD (by parent report of previous diagnosis or per telephone screening
checklist - to be confirmed via interview and ratings)
4. Attentional, hyperactive or impulsive symptoms that interfere with functioning.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Diagnosis of severe mental illness for example, psychotic, bipolar or major
depressive disorder, (by history)
2. Mental retardation (by history)
3. English is not the primary language
4. Family does not have a computer
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NCT01124721 |
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Principal Investigator
Julie Schweitzer, PhD
University of California, Davis
Julie Schweitzer, PhD
Phone: 916-703-0450
Email: julie.schweitzer@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu
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N/A |
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Sacramento, California 95825
United States
Kyle Rutledge
Email: kjrutledge@ucdavis.edu
Site Status: Recruiting |
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ClinicalTrials.gov |
| Date Processed: |
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June 19, 2013 |
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