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Trial reportJournal of pediatric psychology2019

Acceptability and Feasibility in a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of Computerized Working Memory Training and Parental Problem-Solving Training With Pediatric Brain Tumor Survivors.

Matthew C Hocking, Iris Paltin, Lauren F Quast, Lamia P Barakat

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Trial report in Journal of pediatric psychology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06770335 (Strategy-based Cognitive Rehabilitation with Integrated Fatigue Management for Patients with Paediatric Brain Tumour), which is not on this map. Cited by 5 papers.

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NCT06770335 nanot yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Strategy-based Cognitive Rehabilitation with Integrated Fatigue Management for Patients with Paediatric Brain Tumour (PBT): an Acceptability and Feasibility Study of the Fatigue, Learning and Memory Enrichment (FLaME) Intervention

TypeinterventionalSponsorGreat Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation TrustRan2025 to 2026Enrolled36ConditionsChildhood Brain Tumor, Childhood Brain Tumors, Pediatric Brain Neoplasms, Pediatric Brain TumorArmsTHE FATIGUE, LEARNING, AND MEMORY ENRICHMENT (FLaME) INTERVENTION - Full intervention, THE FATIGUE, LEARNING, AND MEMORY ENRICHMENT (FLaME) INTERVENTION - Cognitive rehabilitation only
3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Matthew C HockingThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Iris PaltinThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Lauren F QuastThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Lamia P BarakatThe Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia · USUniversity of Pennsylvania · US

Funding

A Prospective Study of Social Competence in Pediatric Brain Tumor SurvivorsK07CA178100 · NCI · CHILDREN'S HOSP OF PHILADELPHIA · PI HOCKING, MATTHEW C. · 2013 to 2017
$639k
NCI NIH HHS K07 CA178100
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of computerized working memory training in pediatric brain tumor survivors (PBTS) with cognitive deficits, as well as computerized working memory training that is enhanced with parental problem-solving skills training (PSST).

methodsTwenty-seven PBTS (ages 7-16) recruited from a large, tertiary academic medical center were randomly assigned to computerized working memory training (Standard; n = 14) or computerized working memory training plus PSST (Combined; n = 13). PBTS completed a baseline assessment and parents completed acceptability surveys. Primary outcomes included number of intervention sessions completed and acceptability ratings.

resultsFourteen of the 27 participants completed at least 20 sessions of the computerized training with average sessions lasting over an hour (M = 68.42 min, SD = 14.63). Completers had significantly better baseline auditory attention abilities than noncompleters. Parents reported both frustration and satisfaction related to the interventions and identified barriers to completing intervention sessions.

conclusionsThis pilot randomized clinical trial raises significant questions related to the feasibility of computerized working memory training in PBTS with cognitive deficits. Findings also offer considerations for integrating family-based treatment approaches into cognitive remediation interventions for PBTS.

Indexed as

Memory, Short-TermProblem SolvingAdolescentBrain NeoplasmsCancer SurvivorsChildCognition DisordersComputer-Assisted InstructionFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleParentsPatient Acceptance of Health CarePilot Projectsbrain tumorcomputerized working memory trainingneurocognitive late effects

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PMID30874803
PMCPMC12104496
OpenAlexW2921244674

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