2018
Attention and executive functions computer training for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): results from a randomized, controlled trial
Bikic A, Leckman JF, Christensen TØ, Bilenberg N, Dalsgaard S. Attention and executive functions computer training for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): results from a randomized, controlled trial. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2018, 27: 1563-1574. PMID: 29644473, DOI: 10.1007/s00787-018-1151-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderCognitive functionMultiple cognitive functionsComputer training programCognitive trainingHyperactivity disorderComputer trainingTraining programOutcome measuresFunctional outcome measuresIntervention groupTrainingChildrenAttentionMeasuresSecondary outcome measuresDate of registrationControl groupSignificant beneficial effectDisordersInterventionSingle-blind trialSignificant effectOutcomesTrials
2017
A double-blind randomized pilot trial comparing computerized cognitive exercises to Tetris in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
Bikic A, Christensen TØ, Leckman JF, Bilenberg N, Dalsgaard S. A double-blind randomized pilot trial comparing computerized cognitive exercises to Tetris in adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Nordic Journal Of Psychiatry 2017, 71: 455-464. PMID: 28598701, DOI: 10.1080/08039488.2017.1328070.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorderComputerized cognitive exercisesCognitive exercisesHyperactivity disorderComputer game TetrisSignificant intra-group changesADHD symptom measuresSignificant group differencesLarge effect sizesDouble-blind randomized pilot trialBrain trainingSustained attentionCognitive testsGame TetrisMotivation questionnaireHome-based interventionGroup differencesSignificant beneficial effectRandomized pilot trialActive placeboIntra-group changesTetrisAdolescentsEffect sizeBeneficial effects