Computer-based cognitive remediation program for the treatment of behavioral problems in children with intellectual disability: the ?COGNITUS & MOI? study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

摘要

Comorbid psychiatric disorders are frequent in children with intellectual disability (ID). Given the limitations of drugs treatments, cognitive remediation could be a promising tool to reduce these challenging behaviors but evidence is still scarce. Our group recently developed the ?COGNITUS & MOI? program that is designed to train the attentional and visuospatial skills in children with ID. This study investigates the efficiency of the ?COGNITUS & MOI? program in this condition. Children (age: 6.00-13.11) with mild to moderate ID and behavioral problems, will benefit from a therapy during a 16?week randomized controlled trial. One group will be randomly treated with the ?COGNITUS & MOI? program and the other with a motor skill and video viewing intervention. All participants will undergo a behavioral, functional and neurocognitive assessment at baseline, post-intervention, and 6-month follow-up. Primary outcome will be the change from the baseline of the score on the "hyperactivity - noncompliance" subscale of the Aberrant Behavior Checklist. If the results are conclusive, the ?COGNITUS & MOI? program could be added to the therapeutic arsenal against challenging behavior in children with ID. ClinicalTrials NCT02797418 . Date registered: 8th of June 2016.