Rhythmic Reading Training Compared to 'Abilmente' Method

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Developmental Dyslexia

Treatments: Behavioral: Abilmente; Behavioral: RRT+sat

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03199092

RRT-Abilmente

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT), a computer-assisted intervention method that combines sublexical reading exercises with rhythm processing, and that of a multimodal intervention comprising different methodology, called 'Abilmente'. All interventions were delivered for a period ranging 1-2,5 months, in 60 minutes biweekly sessions.

Enrollment: 32 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 9 to 13 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• having been diagnosed with DD (ICD-10 code: F81.0) on the basis of standard inclusion and exclusion criteria (ICD-10: World Health Organization, 1992) and of the diagnosis procedure followed in the Italian practice

Exclusion criteria

• presence of comorbidity with other neuropsychiatric or psychopathological conditions (whereas comorbidity with other learning disabilities were allowed)
• exclusion criteria for the use of tDCS (e.g. epilepsy, pregnancy).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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32 participants in 2 patient groups

RRT+sat

Experimental group

Description:

RRT in combination with specific auditory training (sat) administered for a total of 20 hours over 10 weeks (60 minutes biweekly sessions).

Treatment:

Behavioral: RRT+sat

Abilmente

Experimental group

Description:

Abilmente method administered for a total of 10 hours over 5 weeks (60 minutes biweekly sessions).

Treatment:

Behavioral: Abilmente