Can computer brain training boost ADHD treatment in people with addiction?
NCT ID NCT06906328
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding a 16-week cognitive remediation program (brain training using PRESCO® software) to standard ADHD medication (methylphenidate) improves daily functioning in adults with ADHD and at least one addiction. 248 participants will be split into two groups: one gets the brain training plus medication, the other gets medication alone. The main goal is to see if more people in the brain training group achieve a 30% improvement in their functional impairment score by the end of treatment.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- methylphenidate (ADHD medication) plus a cognitive remediation program using PRESCO® software
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a more effective treatment approach for adults with both ADHD and addiction, improving their daily functioning.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study without a formal phase, so results may not be conclusive. The cognitive program is time-intensive (16 weeks), and benefits may not last long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 248 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Age over 18; * Diagnosis of ADHD confirmed by DIVA-5 interview following a specialized ADHD-addiction(s) consultation; * Indication for MPH treatment according to European recommendations (J. J. S. Kooij et al., 2019) and absence of contraindications (particularly cardiological); * Presence of at least one comorbid addictive disorder (SUD and/or BA); * Having given their consent to take part in the study; * Being affiliated to the French social security system or benefiting from such a system. Exclusion Criteria: * Presence of disorders of the higher functions or difficulties in reading or writing the French language making it impossible to collect data; * Pregnant or breast-feeding woman; * Person deprived of liberty; * Person under compulsory psychiatric care; * Participation in another interventional research protocol involving another psychotherapeutic or pharmacological intervention that may have an impact on clinical outcome; * Guardianship or safeguard of justice. * Patients who consumned psychoactive substances within 12 hours prior to their visit.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CH Georges Daumézon - Bouguenais
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBouguenais, Loire-Atlantique, 44342, France
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CHRU Brest
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrest, Brittany Region, 29609, France
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CHRU de Tours
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTours, Centre-Val de Loire, 37000, France
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CHU Nantes
RECRUITINGNantes, France
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EPSM Georges Daumézon (Fleury-les-Aubrais, Loiret)
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGFleury-les-Aubrais, Centre-Val de Loire, 45400, France
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EPSM du Finistère Sud
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGQuimper, Brittany Region, 29000, France