关于计算机化认知训练对儿童脑损伤或先天畸形患者影响的随机临床试验。
Randomized clinical trial on the effects of a computerized cognitive training for pediatric patients with acquired brain injury or congenital malformation.
发表日期:2023 Sep 04
作者:
Claudia Corti, Viola Oldrati, Marta Papini, Sandra Strazzer, Geraldina Poggi, Romina Romaniello, Renato Borgatti, Cosimo Urgesi, Alessandra Bardoni
来源:
Brain Structure & Function
摘要:
无论是后天受伤还是先天畸形,都经常会导致儿童终身残疾,并对认知能力产生重大影响。远程计算机化认知训练(CCT)可以在生态环境中推进康复连续性。本随机对照临床试验(RCT)评估了一个8周的多领域在家CCT对非进展性后天脑损伤(ABI)、脑肿瘤(BT)和先天性脑畸形(CBM)患者(年龄11-16岁)样本的疗效。根据步进楔形研究设计,患者被随机分为两组:首先训练组,在基线评估后立即开始CCT,和首先等待组,在与训练相当时间的时间后开始CCT(8周)。进行了训练后和长期(6个月后)的变化评估。研究结果显示,两组在CCT后的视觉空间工作记忆都有所改善,并且在6个月后仍能保持改善,而在其他认知或心理测量中没有发现其他变化。这些发现表明,多领域CCT可以在视觉空间工作记忆方面产生益处,与现有文献数据一致,报告指出计算机游戏会严重涉及视觉空间能力。我们推测,在进行CCT后,通过对同一认知能力进行长时间的训练,可能会产生最大的变化。© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.
Both acquired injuries and congenital malformations often cause lifelong disabilities in children, with a significant impact on cognitive abilities. Remote computerized cognitive training (CCT) may be delivered in ecological settings to favour rehabilitation continuity. This randomized clinical trial (RCT) evaluated the efficacy of an 8-week multi-domain, home-based CCT in a sample of patients aged 11-16 years with non-progressive acquired brain injury (ABI), brain tumor (BT) and congenital brain malformation (CBM). Following a stepped-wedge research design, patients were randomized into two groups: Training-first group, which started the CCT immediately after baseline assessment and Waiting-first group, which started the CCT after a period of time comparable to that required by the training (8 weeks). Post-training and long-term (6 months) changes were assessed. Both groups improved on visual-spatial working memory after the CCT, with benefits maintained after 6 months, while no other changes in cognitive or psychological measures were found. These findings suggest that a multi-domain CCT can generate benefits in visual-spatial working memory, in accordance with data from extant literature reporting that computer games heavily engage visuo-spatial abilities. We speculate that is tapping on the same cognitive ability with a prolonged training that may generate the greatest change after a CCT.© 2023. Springer Nature Limited.