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Trial reportPsycho-oncology2013

Working memory training in survivors of pediatric cancer: a randomized pilot study.

Kristina K Hardy, Victoria W Willard, Taryn M Allen, Melanie J Bonner

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Psycho-oncology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 72 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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72citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
15.3field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

72 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 165 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Psychosocial interventions for children and adolescents across the cancer care continuum: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2026
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  17. Computerized Cognitive Training for Amelioration of Cognitive Late Effects Among Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Kristina K HardyCenter for Neuroscience and Behavioral Medicine, Neuropsychology Division, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. khardy@childrensnational.org
Victoria W Willard
Taryn M Allen
Melanie J Bonner
Duke University · USGeorge Washington University · US

Funding

TRICCS: Targeting Inattention in Childhood Cancer SurvivorsR03CA132570 · NCI · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI HARDY, KRISTINA K. · 2007 to 2008
$156k
NCI NIH HHS R03 CA132570
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesSurvivors of pediatric brain tumors and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) are at increased risk for neurocognitive deficits, but few empirically supported treatment options exist. We examined the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a home-based, computerized working memory training program, CogmedRM, with survivors of childhood cancer.

methodsSurvivors of brain tumors or ALL (n = 20) with identified deficits in attention and/or working memory were randomized to either the success-adapted computer intervention or a non-adaptive, active control condition. Specifically, children in the adaptive condition completed exercises that became more challenging with each correct trial, whereas those in the non-adaptive version trained with exercises that never increased in difficulty. All participants were asked to complete 25 training sessions at home, with weekly, phone-based coaching support. Brief assessments were completed pre-intervention and post-intervention; outcome measures included both performance-based and parent-report measures of working memory and attention.

resultsEighty-five percent of survivors were compliant with the intervention, with no adverse events reported. After controlling for baseline intellectual functioning, survivors who completed the intervention program evidenced significant post-training improvements in their visual working memory and in parent-rated learning problems compared with those in the active control group. No differences in verbal working memory functioning were evident between groups, however.

conclusionsHome-based, computerized cognitive training demonstrates good feasibility and acceptability in our sample. Children with higher intellectual functioning at baseline appeared to benefit more from the training, although further study is needed to clarify the strength, scope, and particularly the generalizability of potential treatment effects.

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Memory, Short-TermAdolescentAttentionBrain NeoplasmsChildCognitive Behavioral TherapyExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMaleNeuropsychological TestsParentsPatient CompliancePilot ProjectsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaSurvivorscognitive traininginterventionpediatric cancersurvivorsworking memory

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PMID23203754
PMCPMC4131851
OpenAlexW1912550773

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