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Video games may unlock a new path to treat dyslexia

NCT ID NCT07707700

Disease control Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 16, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether playing action video games can improve reading in children with dyslexia by training their visual attention. About 76 Cantonese-speaking children with dyslexia will be randomly assigned to play either an action game or a non-action game for 12 hours. Researchers will measure changes in visual attention, memory, and reading skills before, during, after training, and at a 6-month follow-up.

What this could mean

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Active substance
action video game training (Rabbids: Party of Legends)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a new, non-reading-based way to help children with dyslexia improve their reading skills by training visual attention.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial with 76 children, so results may not apply to all. The improvement may be limited or not last long-term.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 76 people

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Started

Jan 2026

Expected to finish

Dec 2029

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Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

7 to 10 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Formal diagnosis of dyslexia by an educational or clinical psychologist using the Hong Kong Test of Specific Learning Difficulties in Reading and Writing (HKT-SpLD),39 with a literacy composite score at or below the 10th percentile. * Non-verbal IQ score ≥ 85 on Raven's Standard Progressive Matrices. * Normal or corrected-to-normal vision (both eyes logMAR 0.1 or better). Exclusion Criteria: History of neurological or psychiatric disorders (e.g., epilepsy, psychosis).

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Conditions

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dyslexia

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Dyslexia

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Optometry Research Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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