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Computerized Attention Functions Training Vs. Executive Functions Training for Children with ADHD

NCT06657469 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2024-10-24

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Summary

The goal of this clinical trial was to compare the effectiveness of two computerized neurocognitive training programs for children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and to examine their impact on attention functions, executive functions, academic performance, and behavior. The main questions this study sought to answer were:

How does Attention Functions Training (AFT) compare to Executive Functions Training (EFT) in improving cognitive abilities related to attention and executive functions in children with ADHD? What are the effects of these programs on academic performance and behavior? Researchers compared the outcomes of the AFT group, the EFT group, and a passive control group, in order to determine which program was more effective across these domains.

Participants completed computerized training sessions focused on attention or executive functions twice a week for nine weeks. They also underwent cognitive, academic, and behavioral assessments at baseline, after the training, and at follow-up.

Conditions

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Attention Functions Training (AFT)

The AFT protocol included 18 group-based sessions, 75 minutes each, administered twice a week over a nine-week period. The training focused on improving sustained attention, selective-spatial attention, and executive attention through computerized tasks like the Conjunctive Continuous Performance Task and Go/No-Go tasks.

OTHER

Executive Functions Training (EFT)

The EFT protocol included similar session structures with a focus on executive functions such as working memory, cognitive flexibility, and problem-solving. Tasks included computerized games such as visual puzzles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Tel Aviv University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lilach Shalev, Prof. · Tel Aviv University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
8 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-19
Primary Completion
2018-10-15
Completion
2018-10-15

Countries

  • Israel

Study Locations

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