Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis
Cognitive Impairment in Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis: Research of Biomarkers Predictive of Cognitive Impairment Progression
What it found
A paper reports the results; we have not read it yet. See Papers below.
What was tested
Treatment tested
- Attention Processing Training program (APT)
Compared with
- nonspecific computer training (n-ST)
What it measured
Main measures
to evaluate the effect of the cognitive training on neuropsychological performances.
3 months
Thinking and memory
Who could take part
MS (type not specified) · Up to 17
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Inclusion criteria
* POMS diagnosed according to the most recent diagnostic criteria; * age \<18 years; * Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score ≤5.5; * impairment on at least 2/4 attention tests defined as scores \<1.5 standard deviation (SD) of normative values; * ADHD patients with the subtype inattention; * ADHD diagnosis performed according the DSM-5 criteria and the NIMH Collaborative Multisite Multimodal Treatment Study of Children With Attention- Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (MTA) - Swanson, Nolan, and Pelham IV Rating Scale (MTA-SNAP-IV), Conner's Parent Rating Scale Revised (CPRS-R), Conner's Teacher Rating Scale Revised (CTRS-R), Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL), Kiddie Schedule for Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia (K-SADS); * age \<18 years; * impairment on at least 2/4 attention tests defined as scores \<1.5 standard deviation (SD) of normative values;
Exclusion criteria
* severe cognitive impairment (performance ≤2.0 SD of normative values); * severe visual loss (unable to read Times New Roman font 16 with the best correction); * major psychiatric illness; * alcohol or substance abuse; * education \<5 years; * previous cognitive rehabilitation training; * ongoing relapse or steroid treatment during the 30 days preceding enrollment; * ADHD subtype hyperactivity; * previously exposure or treatment with any psychotropic drug.
As registered. Criteria can change, so ask the trial team or your neurologist.
About this trial
In the sponsor's words
Computer-assisted rehabilitation of attention deficits in pediatric Multiple Sclerosis and ADHD patients recruited during the study "Cognitive impairment in Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis: research of biomarkers predictive of cognitive impairment progression".
Papers
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History
Started
Sept 2015
Main results due
Apr 2016
Finished
Apr 2016