Back to resultsWorking Memory Training in College Students With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Learning Disabilities
Primary Purpose
Attention Deficit Disorder
Status
Unknown status
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Canada
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Cogmed
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Attention Deficit Disorder
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of ADHD/Learning Disability
- registered as a university student (full or part time)
- registered at accessibilities services
- taking at least one course
Exclusion Criteria:
- On a leave
Sites / Locations
- University of TorontoRecruiting
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (auditory verbal working memory measure)
Secondary Outcome Measures
Cognitive Failures Questionnaire
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01154686
Brief Title
Working Memory Training in College Students With Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Learning Disabilities
Official Title
Working Memory Training in College Students With ADHD/LD
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
June 2010
Overall Recruitment Status
Unknown status
Study Start Date
September 2009 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
September 2010 (Anticipated)
Study Completion Date
September 2010 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Name of the Sponsor
University of Toronto
4. Oversight
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
The overall objective of the current study is to determine whether computerized Working Memory (WM) training will enhance WM capacity in college students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)/Learning Disabilities (LD). There are also three additional objectives. The first is to determine whether improvements in WM will generalize to secondary outcome tasks, such as inhibitory control and planning. The second objective is to examine whether WM training will also ameliorate ADHD symptoms of inattention and hyperactivity. The last objective is to investigate whether improvements will be maintained at a two month follow-up period.
It is expected that the computerized WM training program will enhance WM capacity in college students with ADHD. In addition, it is believed that these increases in WM capacity will also lead to improvements in other executive functions. It is also hypothesized that WM training will lead to a reduction in ADHD symptomology. Lastly, these improvements should be maintained at three month follow-up.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Attention Deficit Disorder
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
30 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Cogmed
Intervention Description
The Cogmed Working Memory Training Program will be used as the experimental program because of preliminary evidence indicating its effectiveness in enhancing WM and reducing behavioural symptoms of inattention/hyperactivity in children. This software-based training program was designed to improve WM abilities, particularly in children with ADHD or severe attention problems. Training is implemented with a software program (RoboMemo©). It includes a set of auditory verbal and visual-spatial WM tasks presented via computer. All tasks involve: maintenance of simultaneous mental representations of multiple stimuli, unique sequencing of stimulus order in each trial and progressive adaptation of difficulty level as a function of individual performance.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test (auditory verbal working memory measure)
Time Frame
within 120 days
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Cognitive Failures Questionnaire
Time Frame
within 120 days
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
35 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Diagnosis of ADHD/Learning Disability
registered as a university student (full or part time)
registered at accessibilities services
taking at least one course
Exclusion Criteria:
On a leave
Central Contact Person:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name or Official Title & Degree
Rachel Gropper, MA
Phone
(416) 587-7944
Email
rachelgropper@hotmail.com
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Rachel Gropper, MA
Organizational Affiliation
University of Toronto
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
University of Toronto
City
Toronto
State/Province
Ontario
Country
Canada
Individual Site Status
Recruiting
Facility Contact:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Rachel Gropper, MA
12. IPD Sharing Statement
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