NCT00843141

The Efficacy of Computerized Cognitive Training in Adults With ADHD: Change in ADHD Symptoms, Executive Functions and Quality of Life Following Three Months of Training.

ADHD Symptoms, Executive Functions and Quality of Life Following Three Months of Training.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The study group of Adults with ADHD who will receive cognitive (executive attention) computerized training will show significant improvement in ADHD symptomatology,neuropsychological measures,daily functioning and quality of life. A significant difference will be found between the study group and the control group (adults with ADHD that will receive a simplified cognitive training program that does not challenge their executive functions)on the above measures.

Conditions

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	cognitive computerized training	cognitive computerized training utilizing executive attention tasks
BEHAVIORAL	simple cognitive computerized training	simple computerized cognitive program utilising simple reaction time tasks that do not challenge executive attention

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-05-01
• Primary completion: 2011-08-01
• Completion: 2011-08-01
• First posted: 2009-02-13
• Last updated: 2011-08-16

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel