Trial reportDevelopmental cognitive neuroscience2013
Preliminary data suggesting the efficacy of attention training for school-aged children with ADHD.
Trial report in Developmental cognitive neuroscience, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 41 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Who cites it
41 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 119 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effect of Digital Technology-Based Interventions on Core Symptoms and Cognitive Function in Children With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2026Pooled it
- Effects of Six Types of Exercise Interventions on Inhibitory Control, Executive Function, and Gross Motor Skills in Children With ADHD: A Network Meta-Analysis of 26 Randomized Controlled Trials.Brain and behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Computerized cognitive training in attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials with blinded and objective outcomes.Molecular psychiatry · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of Cognitive Training for School-Aged Children and Adolescents With Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in psychology · 2019Pooled it
- What is the level of evidence for the use of currently available technologies in facilitating the self-management of difficulties associated with ADHD in children and young people? A systematic review.European child & adolescent psychiatry · 2018Pooled it
- Cognitive training for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: meta-analysis of clinical and neuropsychological outcomes from randomized controlled trials.Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry · 2015Pooled it
- Exploring the impact of probiotics on adult ADHD management through a double-blind RCT.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
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- Electrophysiological Brain Changes Associated With Cognitive Improvement in a Pediatric Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Digital Artificial Intelligence-Driven Intervention: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2021Trial
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- Non-pharmacological executive function interventions for children and adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.EClinicalMedicine · 2026Article
- Serious Game-Based Attention Assessment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in Children and Adolescents: Preliminary Cross-Sectional Convergent Validation Study.JMIR serious games · 2026Article
- A systematic review and content analysis of serious video games for children with ADHD.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2025Review
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- Computerised Attention Functions Training Versus Computerised Executive Functions Training for Children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Benefits of Playing at School: Filler Board Games Improve Visuospatial Memory and Mathematical Skills.Brain sciences · 2024Article
- Comparing Self-Report vs. Performance Measures of Attentional Control and Efficiency.NeuroSci · 2024Article
- Training of Awareness in ADHD: Leveraging Metacognition.Journal of psychiatry and brain science · 2024Article
- Disrupted Resting State Attentional Network Connectivity in Adolescent and Young Adult Cannabis Users following Two-Weeks of Monitored Abstinence.Brain sciences · 2022Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
A pilot randomized clinical trial was conducted to examine the initial efficacy of Pay Attention!, an intervention training sustained, selective, alternating, and divided attention, in children diagnosed with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). After a diagnostic and baseline evaluation, school-aged children with ADHD were randomized to receive 16 bi-weekly sessions of Pay Attention! (n=54) or to a waitlist control group (n=51). Participants completed an outcome evaluation approximately 12 weeks after their baseline evaluation. Results showed significant treatment effects for parent and clinician ratings of ADHD symptoms, child self-report of ability to focus, and parent ratings of executive functioning. Child performance on neuropsychological tests showed significant treatment-related improvement on strategic planning efficiency, but no treatment effects were observed on other neuropsychological outcomes. Treatment effects were also not observed for teacher ratings of ADHD. These data add to a growing body of literature supporting effects of cognitive training on attention and behavior, however, additional research is warranted.
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