NCT03335748

the Cogmed Program for Youths With ADHD

Is the Cogmed Program Effective for Youths With ADHD Under Pharmacological Treatment?

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 60 (actual)
• Sponsor: Université du Québec a Montréal · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 13 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The primary objective of this study was to examine the effects of the Cogmed training program on working memory among youths 7 to 13 years old, while controlling presence and presentation of ADHD-related comorbidity. A secondary objective was to examine the generalization of effects to ADHD symptoms, non-verbal reasoning, attentional and executive functions, motor impulsivity, reading comprehension, and mathematical reasoning. Participants were under pharmacological treatment for ADHD combined type and a comorbidity. They were randomized into an experimental group that received the Cogmed program and an active control group that received a low-intensity comparison version of the training. They were evaluated at three time points: six weeks prior to intervention onset (T1), immediately prior to onset(T2), and one week following intervention completion (T3).

Detailed description

Participants completed the Cogmed WM training program at home.Each training session lasted from 30 to 45 minutes and was supervised by a parent. For five consecutive weeks, participants had to complete at least five sessions per week.

Conditions

• ADHD
• ADHD - Combined Type

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Cognitive training Cogmed program	Cognitive training Cogmed program

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-02-22
• Primary completion: 2014-09-22
• Completion: 2015-09-22
• First posted: 2017-11-08
• Last updated: 2017-11-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada