Neurofeedback Training for Dyslexia

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Reading Problem; Dyslexia

Treatments: Device: ProComp5 Infiniti System w/BioGraph Infiniti Software; Device: ProComp5 Infiniti System w/recorded videos

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04989088

NF-DYSL

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study aims at testing a Neurofeedback (NF) training specifically designed for inducing a functional hemispheric imbalance of the tempo-parietal regions in individuals with dyslexia. A randomized clinical trial aimed at comparing two experimental conditions is described: a) Left theta/beta NF training in combination with right beta/theta NF training and b) sham NF training.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of dyslexia or reading performance 2 SD below the norm
• Average intelligence

Exclusion criteria

• Psychiatric conditions
• Comorbidity with neurodevelopmental disorders
• Neurological disorders
• Epilepsy
• Enrollment in linguistic or literature university courses

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Left theta/beta and right beta/theta NF training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Device: ProComp5 Infiniti System w/BioGraph Infiniti Software

Sham NF training

Placebo Comparator group

Treatment:

Device: ProComp5 Infiniti System w/recorded videos