Status:

COMPLETED

Computerized Working Memory Training in Very-low-birth-weight Children at Preschool Age

Lead Sponsor:

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Conditions:

Infant, Very Low Birth Weight

Eligibility:

All Genders

4-6 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The main aim of this prospective interventional study is to compare quantitative EEG findings and cognitive and neuropsychological test results before and after training with the Cogmed JM program in ...

Detailed Description

Children born preterm are at increased risk of neurological disabilities due to perinatal brain damage. During the last ten years an increasing number of especially extremely low birth weight (ELBW: B...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • VLBW (birth weight ≤ 1500 grams)
  • preschool child
  • born at St. Olav's University Hospital in Trondheim in 2005 and 2006

Exclusion

  • birth weight \>1500 grams
  • diagnosed genetic syndromes
  • severe cerebral palsy with totally impaired bilateral hand function (GMFCS - gross motor function classification scale level V)
  • blindness

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

April 1 2011

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

20 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01518452

Start Date

April 1 2011

End Date

June 1 2012

Last Update

June 14 2017

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St Olavs Hospital

Trondheim, Norway