Working Memory Training for Children With Dyslexia

NCT02429739 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Sorlandet Hospital 2014/1057
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 32
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The main aim of this interventional study is to investigate whether the effects of computerized working memory training improves reading abilities for children, i.e. ages 9 - 16 years, diagnosed with dyslexia.

Conditions

Dyslexia

Keywords

Working Memory Training, computerized; Dyslexia; Reading fluency; Reading comprehension

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Reading fluency, comprehension and speed

  LOGOS (http://www.logos-test.no) is a standardized Norwegian computerized test for reading processes. 6 subtest; reading fluency, reading comprehension, word recognition, phonological reading, orthographic reading, rapid naming of common objects

  Change from Baseline assessment to follow-up testing in 14 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Working Memory Capacity

  Change from Baseline assessment to follow-up testing in 14 week

Other Outcomes (1)

• Executive function

  Before and after training period of 5 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Working Memory Training

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Cogmed RM working memory training. After baseline assessment participants will be randomized to active training or treatment as usual (waiting). The active group will start immediately and will have 6 weeks to perform the 25 training sessions.

Behavioral: Working memory Training

Passive control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive "treatment as usual" (Ordinary school days, special education if normally received).

Interventions

Working memory Training BEHAVIORAL

The child will use the computer program at home under parental supervision for 25 sessions, each lasting 30 - 45 minutes and the family has 6 weeks to complete the training. Each session consist 8 different tasks presented by an animated robot. The tasks all require the child to hold information in working memory and to manipulate the information. Other name: Cogmed RoboMemo

Working Memory Training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 9 Years - 16 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Dyslexia

You may not qualify if:

• Mental retardation (IQ below 70)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Sorlandet Hospital HF: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sorlandet Hospital

Arendal, Aust-Agder, 4801, Norway

Location

Related Publications (12)

• Baddeley A. The episodic buffer: a new component of working memory? Trends Cogn Sci. 2000 Nov 1;4(11):417-423. doi: 10.1016/s1364-6613(00)01538-2.

  PMID: 11058819 BACKGROUND

• Baddeley A. Working memory and language: an overview. J Commun Disord. 2003 May-Jun;36(3):189-208. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9924(03)00019-4.

  PMID: 12742667 BACKGROUND

• Klingberg T. Training and plasticity of working memory. Trends Cogn Sci. 2010 Jul;14(7):317-24. doi: 10.1016/j.tics.2010.05.002. Epub 2010 Jun 16.

  PMID: 20630350 BACKGROUND

• Klingberg, T (2012). Slik lærer hjernen. Oslo: Pax forlag

  BACKGROUND

• Gathercole SE, Alloway TP. Practitioner review: short-term and working memory impairments in neurodevelopmental disorders: diagnosis and remedial support. J Child Psychol Psychiatry. 2006 Jan;47(1):4-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01446.x.

  PMID: 16405635 RESULT

• Beneventi H, Tonnessen FE, Ersland L, Hugdahl K. Executive working memory processes in dyslexia: behavioral and fMRI evidence. Scand J Psychol. 2010 Jun 1;51(3):192-202. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00808.x. Epub 2010 Mar 15.

  PMID: 20338015 RESULT

• Holmes J, Gathercole SE, Dunning DL. Adaptive training leads to sustained enhancement of poor working memory in children. Dev Sci. 2009 Jul;12(4):F9-15. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00848.x.

  PMID: 19635074 RESULT

• Cogmed Working Memory Training (2012) Pearson assesment.no

  RESULT

• Hulme, C & Snowling, M.J.(2009) Developmental Disorders and Language Learning and Cognition, Chichester, WS.: Wiley - Blackwell

  RESULT

• Høien, T (2012) LOGOS; Teoribasert diagnostisering av lesevansker, Logometrica

  RESULT

• Ottem, E og Frost, J (2010) Språk 6-16 Screeningtest, Statped, Bredtvet kompetansesenter

  RESULT

• Swanson, H.L. (2006). Working memory and reading disabilities. I Alloway, T. & Gathercole, S (Red), Working Memory and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. (s. 59 - 88 9, Hove (UK): Psychology Press

  RESULT

Related Links

• Computerized Working Memory Training, RoboMemo
• Standardized Norwegian computerized test for reading processes

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Dyslexia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Language Disorders; Communication Disorders; Neurobehavioral Manifestations; Neurologic Manifestations; Nervous System Diseases; Specific Learning Disorder; Learning Disabilities; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Gro CC Lohaugen, Phd

  Sorlandet Hospital HF

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER GOV
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 24, 2015
• First Posted: April 29, 2015
• Study Start: October 1, 2014
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2016
• Study Completion: April 1, 2016
• Last Updated: April 26, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-04

Locations

NO (1)