Executive Training and Brain in Children

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily executive training to cognitive inhibition, working memory or mindfulness as compared to an active control condition has a near- and far-transfer impact on brain and behavioral measures as collected in children aged 9-10 years, either born preterm or full-term.

Conditions

• Healthy Children
• Preterm Birth

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Inhibition training

Inhibition training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

BEHAVIORAL

Working memory training

Working memory training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness training

Mindfulness training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

BEHAVIORAL

Active control training

Active control training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

GENETIC

Saliva collection

Collection of a saliva sample for genotyping

PROCEDURE

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Structural and functional MRI

BEHAVIORAL

Cognitive testing

Battery of cognitive and academic tasks on executive functions

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Research Agency, France

  collaborator OTHER

• University Hospital, Caen

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Olivier Houdé, Professor · University of Paris 5 - Rene Descartes

Study Design

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

9 Years

Max Age

10 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2015-10-31

Primary Completion

2019-10-31

Completion

2019-12-31

Countries

• France

Study Locations