Completed

KITEDoes Neurofeedback and Working Memory Training Improve Core Symptoms of ADHD in Children and Adolescents? A Comparative, Randomized and Controlled Study.

What is being tested

SCP training

+ Live Z-score training

+ WM training

Behavioral

Who is being recruted

Mental Disorders+1

+ Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders

+ Neurodevelopmental Disorders

From 9 to 17 Years

+2 Eligibility Criteria

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How is the trial designed

Treatment Study

Interventional

Study Start: August 2013

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Summary

Principal SponsorKarolinska Institutet

Last updated: August 7, 2025

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Study start date: August 1, 2013

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

This study investigates two types of Neurofeedback (NF), one well-established and well-researched protocol called Slow Cortical Potential NF (SCP), and a newer and less researched, yet popular among private clinicians, the so-called live z-score training (LZT). These methods are compared to working memory training (WMT) and a passive control condition, treatment-as-usual only (TAU). The active conditions (SCP/LZT/WMT) are delivered high frequent, with 5 sessions/week, for a total of 25 sessions. Outcomes measures are taken at Preintervention and Postintervention, as well as at a 6-month follow-up assessment.

NCT01841151

Principal SponsorKarolinska Institutet

Last updated: August 7, 2025

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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

Design Details

202 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Treatment Study

These studies test new ways to treat a disease, condition, or health issue. The goal is to see if a new drug, therapy, or approach works better or has fewer side effects than existing options.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Conditions

Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 9 to 17 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers not allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Conditions

Pathology

Mental DisordersAttention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior DisordersNeurodevelopmental DisordersAttention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity

Criteria

1 inclusion criteria required to participate

Clinical AD/HD diagnose according to DSM-IV-TR and K-SADS interview, 9-17 years old, unmedicated or under stable medication with stimulants or corresponding since at least one month

1 exclusion criteria prevent from participating

IQ < 70 (WISC-IV or WAIS-IV), clinically instable psychiatric state e.g. severe depression, OCD, self-injurious behaviour, bipolar disorder, severe somatic (neurologic) disease, very limited knowledge in the Swedish language

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups

Study Objectives

4 intervention groups are designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group

Treatment Groups

Group I

Active Comparator

Neurofeedback 1 (NF1) Slow Cortical Potential (SCP) training

Group II

Active Comparator

Neurofeedback 2 (NF2) Live Z-score training

Group III

Active Comparator

Working Memory training (WMt)

Group IV

No Intervention

Treatment as usual only

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Study Centers

These are the hospitals, clinics, or research facilities where the trial is being conducted. You can find the location closest to you and its status.

This study has 1 location

Cap Bup-Kind

Stockholm, SwedenOpen Cap Bup-Kind in Google Maps

CompletedOne Study Center