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title: Working Memory Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy
nct_id: NCT02119364
overall_status: UNKNOWN
phase: NA
sponsor: Sorlandet Hospital HF
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Cerebral Palsy
countries: Norway
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clinicaltrials_gov: "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02119364"
ct_last_update_post_date: 2014-04-21
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# Working Memory Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy

**Official Title:** Computer Based Working Memory Training in Children With Cerebral Palsy (CP)

**NCT ID:** [NCT02119364](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02119364)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 115
- **Lead Sponsor:** Sorlandet Hospital HF
- **Collaborators:** Helse Sor-Ost
- **Conditions:** Cerebral Palsy
- **Start Date:** 2013-10
- **Completion Date:** 2016-12
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2014-04-21

## Brief Summary

Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood (2-3 per 1000 live born), and is frequently accompanied by cognitive impairments and behavioural problems. The present study is a controlled clinical trial, a multicenter-study involving three health regions, as well as the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Its primary research goal will be to evaluate the effects of computer-based cognitive training in children with CP. In addition, this study will be the first to conduct a comprehensive neuropsychological examination to improve our understanding of cognitive impairments as well as cognitive resources in CP children in Norway to aid in intervention planning.

## Eligibility

- **Minimum age:** 7 Years
- **Maximum age:** 15 Years
- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Cerebral Palsy
* School age (7-15 years of age)

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not able to use computer, blind, deaf
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## Arms

- **Working memory training** (ACTIVE_COMPARATOR) — After baseline assessment participants will be randomized to active training or treatment as usual (waiting). The active group will start training immediately and will have 6 weeks to perform the 25 training sessions.
- **Passive control group** (NO_INTERVENTION) — The control group will receive "treatment as usual" (special education, physiotherapy etc).

## Interventions

- **Working memory training** (OTHER) — 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 consists of 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.

## Primary Outcomes

- **Spatial span** _(time frame: 9-12 weeks after inclusion)_ — The spatial span board from the Wechsler Memory scale 3ed. will represent our primary outcome measure. The total of forward and backward span will be used as primary outcome measure.

## Secondary Outcomes

- **Verbal working memory** _(time frame: 9-12 weeks after inclusion)_

## Locations (1)

- Sorlandet Hospital, Arendal, Aust-Agder, Norway — _RECRUITING_

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