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To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of two school-based computer attention-training systems—neurofeedback and standard computerized cognitive training—in children with ADHD.

May 10, 2011Clinical Pediatrics

Computer-Based Attention Training in the Schools for Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Preliminary Trial

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To evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of two school-based computer attention-training systems—neurofeedback and standard computerized cognitive training—in children with ADHD.
Randomized trial including 41 children with ADHD from two middle schools.
Participants were randomly assigned to twice-weekly school sessions of either neurofeedback (NF) or attention training through a standard computer format (SCF), delivered immediately or after a 6-month waitlist control period.
Parents, teachers, and children completed validated behavioral questionnaires pre- and postintervention.
Parents of children in the neurofeedback group reported significant behavioral improvements on the Conners's Rating Scales-Revised (CRS-R) and Behavior Assessment System for Children (BASC) subscales (P < .05).
Parents of children in the standard computer format group reported significant improvements on the CRS-R Inattention scale and ADHD index, the BASC Attention Problems scale, and the Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function (BRIEF) (P < .05).

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NSNaomi J. SteinerBoston University RSR. Christopher SheldrickUMass Memorial Health Care DGDavid GotthelfNewton Public Schools

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved behavioral and attention scores from school-based computer training in children with ADHD, indicating the feasibility of in-school cognitive interventions.

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Steiner et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7056cc660549caf2c4ebde https://doi.org/10.1177/0009922810397887

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Randomized trial demonstrates improved behavioral and attention scores from school-based computer training in children with ADHD, indicating the feasibility of in-school cognitive interventions.

Computer-Based Attention Training in the Schools for Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Preliminary Trial

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Computer-Based Attention Training in the Schools for Children With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Preliminary Trial

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