Working Memory Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy, a Pilot Study

Helse Stavanger HF

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy; Working Memory Training

Treatments: Behavioral: Cogmed Robomemo working memory training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01663454

bhø_2011/2271

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this pilot study is to assist the preparation of a larger multi-center study. The main aim is to determine the feasibility of conducting computerized working memory training in a group of children with cerebral palsy.

Enrollment: 6 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 7 to 8 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Born at term with unilateral spastic CP
• Born preterm with bilateral spastic CP

Exclusion criteria

• Children with Gross Motor Function Classification Scale (GMFCS) level V
• Severe visual or hearing impairments
• Photosensitive epilepsy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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6 participants in 1 patient group

Cogmed Robomemo working memory training

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will complete 25 sessions (5 weeks) of Cogmed Robomemo (Pearson assessment) working memory training

Treatment:

Behavioral: Cogmed Robomemo working memory training