Brain training for kids with learning challenges: new study tests dual approach
NCT ID NCT07262853
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a dual executive function training program for 288 primary school children aged 6-12 with ADHD, dyslexia, or autism. The program includes weekly group sessions to improve thinking, emotional control, and behavior. Researchers will measure changes in memory, attention, school satisfaction, and social participation compared to a waitlist group.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Executive function training program
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an evidence-based training program to help children with ADHD, dyslexia, or autism improve their thinking, behavior, and school experience.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with no drug or device, so results may be modest. The training may not work for all children, and benefits might 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 288 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
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.
- Ages
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6 to 11 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: * aged between 6 and 11 years * studying at primary schools in HK * confirmed or suspected ADHD, ASD, or SpLD Exclusion Criteria: * received executive function training * comorbid conditions
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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EdUHK
RECRUITINGTai Po, Hong Kong
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