A randomized controlled trial of central executive training (CET) versus inhibitory control training (ICT) for ADHD.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Executive function deficits are well-established in ADHD. Unfortunately, replicated evidence indicates that executive function training for ADHD has been largely unsuccessful. We hypothesized that this may reflect insufficient targeting, such that extant protocols do not sufficiently and specifically target the neurocognitive systems associated with phenotypic ADHD behaviors/impairments.

Method

Children with ADHD ages 8-12 (M = 10.41, SD = 1.46; 12 girls; 74% Caucasian/Non-Hispanic) were randomized with allocation concealment to either central executive training (CET; n = 25) or newly developed inhibitory control training (ICT; n = 29). Detailed data analytic plans were preregistered.

Results

Both treatments were feasible/acceptable based on training duratio

SUBMITTER: Kofler MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7384295 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature