Brain games for young cancer survivors: a promising pilot study
NCT ID NCT01503086
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether a computer-based cognitive training program could help children with brain tumors who had radiation therapy. 45 children were randomly assigned to either an adaptive or non-adaptive training program. The goal was to see if the training could improve thinking skills and quality of life. The study focused on whether children could complete enough training sessions to potentially see benefits.
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Study facts
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- 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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45 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2014
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 16 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient must be newly diagnosed or relapsed/progressed with a brain tumor that has not previously been treated with CRT * Note: COG therapeutic study participation is not required for ACCL10P1 enrollment * Patient enrollment must occur within 4 calendar months following completion of CRT * Reminder: after patient enrollment, baseline testing followed by randomization must occur within 2-4 months after completion of CRT * The patient must have an identified caregiver who is willing and able to oversee the training practice during the intervention period (ie, for 5-9 weeks starting approximately 3 months after completion of CRT) * The patient must have access to a telephone and phone number where they can be reached * The patient and caregiver must have reading, speaking and listening comprehension of English * All patients and/or their parents or legal guardians must sign a written informed consent (patient assent is also recommended when applicable according to each institution's policy) * All institutional, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and National Cancer Institute (NCI) requirements for human studies must be met Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with pontine glioma are not eligible * Patients with an estimated survival of less than one year are not eligible * Patients with a history of traumatic brain injury prior to tumor diagnosis are not eligible * Patients with a motor, visual, or auditory handicap that prevents computer use (e.g., unresolved posterior fossa syndrome) are not eligible to participate in this trial * Patients with full-scale intelligence quotient (IQ) \< 70 per previous testing OR existing diagnosis of/educational classification as a student with an intellectual disability are not eligible
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Albany Medical Center
Albany, New York, 12208, United States
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Alfred I duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
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Blank Children's Hospital
Des Moines, Iowa, 50309, United States
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Broward Health Medical Center
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 33316, United States
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C S Mott Children's Hospital
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Children's Healthcare of Atlanta - Arthur M Blank Hospital
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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Children's Hospital Colorado
Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics
Kansas City, Missouri, 64108, United States
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Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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Duke University Medical Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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East Tennessee Childrens Hospital
Knoxville, Tennessee, 37916, United States
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Golisano Children's Hospital of Southwest Florida
Fort Myers, Florida, 33908, United States
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Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X8, Canada
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Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina, 29425, United States
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Nemours Children's Clinic-Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Florida, 32207, United States
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Nemours Children's Hospital
Orlando, Florida, 32827, United States
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Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center and Children's Hospital
Spokane, Washington, 99204, United States
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Saint Jude Children's Research Hospital
Memphis, Tennessee, 38105, United States
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Saint Luke's Cancer Institute - Boise
Boise, Idaho, 83712, United States
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Seattle Children's Hospital
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Tampa General Hospital
Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States
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UT Southwestern/Simmons Cancer Center-Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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University of Wisconsin Carbone Cancer Center - University Hospital
Madison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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VCU Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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