Executive Training and Brain in Children

NCT ID: NCT02989116

Last Updated: 2016-12-12

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Study Completion Date

2019-12-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily executive training to cognitive inhibition, working memory or mindfulness as compared to an active control condition has a near- and far-transfer impact on brain and behavioral measures as collected in children aged 9-10 years, either born preterm or full-term.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthy Children Preterm Birth

Keywords

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Learning Executive functions Cognitive control Prefrontal Cortex Typically developing children Genotype Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Structural Magnetic Resonance Imaging Inhibition Working Memory Metacognition Mindfulness Preterm children Developmental Psychology Developmental cognitive neuroscience Touch screen tablet Adaptive training

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Preterm Inhibition

In children born very preterm:

Inhibition training, Saliva collection, Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognitive testing

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Inhibition training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Inhibition training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

Saliva collection

Intervention Type GENETIC

Collection of a saliva sample for genotyping

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Structural and functional MRI

Cognitive testing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Battery of cognitive and academic tasks on executive functions

Full-term Inhibition

In children born full-term:

Inhibition training, Saliva collection, Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognitive testing

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Inhibition training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Inhibition training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

Saliva collection

Intervention Type GENETIC

Collection of a saliva sample for genotyping

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Structural and functional MRI

Cognitive testing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Battery of cognitive and academic tasks on executive functions

Full-term Working memory

In children born full-term:

Working memory training, Saliva collection, Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognitive testing

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Working memory training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Working memory training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

Saliva collection

Intervention Type GENETIC

Collection of a saliva sample for genotyping

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Structural and functional MRI

Cognitive testing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Battery of cognitive and academic tasks on executive functions

Full-term Mindfulness

In children born full-term:

Mindfulness training, Saliva collection, Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognitive testing

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mindfulness training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

Saliva collection

Intervention Type GENETIC

Collection of a saliva sample for genotyping

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Structural and functional MRI

Cognitive testing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Battery of cognitive and academic tasks on executive functions

Full-term Active control

In children born full-term:

Active control training, Saliva collection, Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognitive testing

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Active control training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Active control training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

Saliva collection

Intervention Type GENETIC

Collection of a saliva sample for genotyping

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Structural and functional MRI

Cognitive testing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Battery of cognitive and academic tasks on executive functions

Interventions

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Inhibition training

Inhibition training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Working memory training

Working memory training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Mindfulness training

Mindfulness training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Active control training

Active control training on a tactile tablet for a month (20 sessions of 15 min)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Saliva collection

Collection of a saliva sample for genotyping

Intervention Type GENETIC

Brain Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Structural and functional MRI

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Cognitive testing

Battery of cognitive and academic tasks on executive functions

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female
* Aged 9-10 years at inclusion
* French school curriculum (since 1st grade)
* Fully informed through the dedicated booklet
* Both parents gave their written consent
* Normal medical, neurological and brain imaging assessment

Inclusion criterion for non preterm children only:

\- Full term pregnancy with no abnormal event (\>= 37 weeks of amenorrhea)

Inclusion criterion for preterm children only:

\- Delivery before 33 weeks of amenorrhea

Exclusion Criteria

* Age over or under 9-10 years old at inclusion
* Monozygotic twins
* Restrictions to a Magnetic Resonance brain imaging exam: claustrophobia, metallic elements (cardiac implants, cochlear implants, metallic elements in the brain or the eyes and being close to the nervous system, metallic prothesis, braces), restless participants.
* Sudden cognitive impairments due to a stroke, head injury associated with loss of consciousness for more than one hour or encephalitis.
* Chronic neurological, psychiatric, infectious or liver condition, endocrine disruption.
* Past or current medical condition: cancer, diabetes, chronic lung condition, cardiac, metabolic, hematological, endocrine or immunological disorder.
* Medication assumed to interfere with brain imaging measures (psychotropics, hypnotics, anxiolytics, neuroleptics, benzodiazepine, steroidal anti-inflammatory, anti-epileptics, painkillers, muscle relaxants).
* Left-sided handedness
* Colour blindness or non-corrected visual disturbances
* Diagnosed developmental disorders
* Diagnosed cerebral palsy
* Diagnosed Fine motor disturbances
* Parents not affiliated to the Social Security
* Parents not able to join at each time of the study
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

10 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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National Research Agency, France

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Caen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Olivier Houdé, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Paris 5 - Rene Descartes

Locations

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GIP Cyceron

Caen, , France

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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France

Central Contacts

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Bernard Guillois, Professor

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 02.31.25.27.64

Email: [email protected]

Olivier Houdé, Professor

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 01.40.46.29.95

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Olivier Houdé, Professor

Role: primary

Grégoire Borst, Professor

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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15-045

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

2015-A00383-46

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id