ACTIVATE: A Computerized Training Program for Children With ADHD

NCT02562469 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: ACTIVATE
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A preliminary clinical trial of ACTIVATE will be conducted in a sample of children with ADHD. ACTIVATE is a computerized neurocognitive training program (ACTIVATE; see: www.c8sciences.com) that simultaneously targets eight core neurocognitive factors (i.e., sustained attention, working memory (WM), response inhibition, speed of information processing, cognitive flexibility and control, multiple simultaneous attention, category formation, and pattern recognition and inductive thinking).

Conditions

ADHD

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• ADHD symptoms on the Disruptive Behavior Rating Scale

  Change in ADHD symptoms over the course of treatment

  Change in ADHD symptoms at postreatment, which is expected to occur betwen 12-18 weeks from start of treatment

Study Arms (1)

ACTIVATE

EXPERIMENTAL

ACTIVATE is a computerized neurocognitive training program (ACTIVATE; see: www.c8sciences.com) that simultaneously targets eight core neurocognitive factors (i.e., sustained attention, working memory (WM), response inhibition, speed of information processing, cognitive flexibility and control, multiple simultaneous attention, category formation, and pattern recognition and inductive thinking). ACTIVATE Is completed at home via computer with parent support. ACTIVATE intervention is conducted 3-5 times per week for between 20-30 minutes over the course or 3-4 months.

Other: ACTIVATE

Interventions

ACTIVATE OTHER

A home-based computerized brain training intervention for youth.

ACTIVATE

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 7 Years - 11 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Children ages 7-11 with a diagnosis of ADHD
• Parent and child must be fluent English speakers
• Family has access to desktop/laptop computer at home with internet access (in order to implement the ACTIVATE intervention component, which is an online-based computer program)

You may not qualify if:

• Developmental delay or psychosis that impacts the child's ability to function and engage in the computerized intervention
• If the youth or parent presents with emergency psychiatric needs that require services beyond that which can be managed within a preventive intervention format (e.g. hospitalization, specialized placement outside the home)
• If the child has an estimated Full Scale IQ below 80, based on completing two subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children - Fourth Edition

Sponsors & Collaborators

• New York University: lead

Study Sites (1)

New York University

New York, New York, 10003, United States

Location

Related Links

• Families and Children Experiencing Success (FACES) Lab

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 3, 2015
• First Posted: September 29, 2015
• Study Start: September 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2017
• Study Completion: August 1, 2017
• Last Updated: November 2, 2022

Record last verified: 2018-09

Locations

US (1)