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Cognitive ChangeCJ-OnlineNCT04823338

Conectar Jugando Online: Board Games to Improve Executive Function in School-age Children (CJ-Online)

A study testing Conectar Jugando Online Program in people with Cognitive Change and Child Development, run by Brain In Game scientific-technical service at 1 site in Spain.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Good development of executive functions at school has been related to a better adaptation of children in different areas of their daily life and, especially, with adequate academic performance. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 6 to 12 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Cognitive Change, Child Development
What is being tested?
Conectar Jugando Online Program
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
35 participants
Where
1 siteSpain
Study dates
16 Dec 2020to 16 Jun 2021
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 6 to 12 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • be enrolled in a public, private or subsidized ordinary educational center
  • provide informed consent from both parents and the participant's agreement to participate in the study

Who cannot join

  • comprehension difficulties due to language reasons
  • sensory difficulties that make it impossible to carry out the program activities
  • not having the necessary equipment to monitor the sessions online

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Spain1 site

  • Faculty of Education, Psychology and Social Work; University of Lleida

    Lleida, 25001

Other trials in Spain

About this study

Official title: Conectar Jugando Online: Effectiveness of an Online Modern Board Game-based Cognitive Training to Improve Executive Function in School-age Children by a Randomized Controlled Trial

Good development of executive functions at school has been related to a better adaptation of children in different areas of their daily life and, especially, with adequate academic performance. Taking into account the importance of play in childhood, some interventions aimed at training these cognitive processes have been based on the use of playful elements, such as modern board games. Although it is still an unexplored field of research, some studies with older elementary school children and with ADHD children have found significant improvements in executive functions after training that had the board game as a key intervention element. However, we still do not have studies that have explored the possible cognitive benefits of its use throughout the primary stage with the general population. For this reason, the main objective of this study is to test the effectiveness of a cognitive training program based on modern board games in primary education children (6 to 12 years old).

Read the detailed description

As hypotheses, it is established that: i) the experimental group will present a significantly greater improvement in the neuropsychological tasks that measure executive functions and associated cognitive processes compared to the passive control group after the intervention; ii) the experimental group will present a significantly greater improvement in the tests evaluated by their parents after the intervention compared to the passive control group. All hypotheses will be controlled for age, estimate of IQ and socioeconomic status, as well as previous experience in board games and other cognitive activities.

Being tested
Conectar Jugando Online Program
Keywords
executive function, modern board and card games, cognitive training, school-age children

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Conectar Jugando Online ProgramBehavioural

    Also called Modern board and card games

    Online play sessions with modern board and card games guided by the study researchers

Study groups in NCT04823338
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Conectar Jugando Online ProgramExperimentalThe program consisted of 12 one-hour intervention sessions. The sessions were biweekly with a total duration of 6 weeks. The modern board and card games used in the program were Bee Alert (Knizia, 2012), Monster Match (Gruhl \& Weir, 2018), Sherlock Express (Kermarrec, 2019), Streams (Itsubaki, 2011) and Blurble (Bernard, 2013). The play sessions were carried out in groups of between 2 and 4 boys and girls of similar ages (same school stage) formed according to the availability of the participants. In the sessions, the physical games were projected on the videoconference tool by the researcher and the participating boys and girls carried out their actions using their voice and the platform tools. The program was gamified though a narrative about a space travel to different planets in discovering new games and get different mission badges and super team badges in their logbook.
Receives: Behavioral: Conectar Jugando Online Program
Wait-list groupNo interventionWait-list

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Change in verbal updating from baseline to post intervention

    Verbal keep track task (Tamnes et al., 2010)

    Measured: Baseline and post intervention (after 6 weeks)

  2. Change in visuospatial updating from baseline to post intervention

    Visuospatial keep track task (Tamnes et al., 2010)

    Measured: Baseline and post intervention (after 6 weeks)

  3. Change in inhibition from baseline to post intervention

    5 digits test (Sedó, 2004)

    Measured: Baseline and post intervention (after 6 weeks)

  4. Change in cognitive flexibility from baseline to post intervention

    5 digits test (Sedó, 2004)

    Measured: Baseline and post intervention (after 6 weeks)

  5. Change in reasoning from baseline to post intervention

    TONI-4 (Ruíz-Fernández, 2019)

    Measured: Baseline and post intervention (after 6 weeks)

  6. Change in verbal fluency from baseline to post intervention

    Phonological and semantic fluency (letter M and animals, ENFEN, Portellano \& Martínez-Arias, R. Zumárraga, 2009)

    Measured: Baseline and post intervention (after 6 weeks)

Secondary outcomes (2)

  1. Change in behavioral executive functions from baseline to post intervention

    ATENTO (Luque \& Sánchez-Sánchez, 2019)

    Measured: Baseline and post intervention (after 6 weeks)

  2. Change in emotional and behavioral problems from baseline to post intervention

    SENA (Sistema de Evaluación de Niños y Adolescentes, Fernández-Pinto, L Santamaría, Sánchez-Sánchez, F Carrasco, \& Del Barrio, 2015)

    Measured: Baseline and post intervention (after 6 weeks)

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted30 Mar 2021
  2. Study start16 Dec 2020
  3. Primary completion27 May 2021
  4. Study completion16 Jun 2021

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
Interventional (Clinical trial)
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
35 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT04823338
Sponsor's protocol ID
NCT2021CJ
Acronym
CJ-Online
Status last verified
Oct 2021
First submitted
23 Mar 2021
Last updated
11 Oct 2021
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Undecided

Publications

  • Benzing V, Schmidt M, Jager K, Egger F, Conzelmann A, Roebers CM. A classroom intervention to improve executive functions in late primary school children: Too 'old' for improvements? Br J Educ Psychol. 2019 Jun;89(2):225-238. doi: 10.1111/bjep.12232. Epub 2018 Jun 26.

    PubMed 29947142

  • Diamond A. Executive functions. Annu Rev Psychol. 2013;64:135-68. doi: 10.1146/annurev-psych-113011-143750. Epub 2012 Sep 27.

    PubMed 23020641

  • Estrada-Plana V, Esquerda M, Mangues R, March-Llanes J, Moya-Higueras J. A Pilot Study of the Efficacy of a Cognitive Training Based on Board Games in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Games Health J. 2019 Aug;8(4):265-274. doi: 10.1089/g4h.2018.0051. Epub 2019 Jan 17.

    PubMed 30653355

  • Fadhli, M., Brick, B., Setyosari, P., Ulfa, S., & Kuswandi, D. (2020). A Meta-Analysis of Selected Studies on the Effectiveness of Gamification Method for Children. International Journal of Instruction, 13(1), 845-854. https://doi.org/10.29333/iji.2020.13154a

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Conectar Jugando Online Program in people with Cognitive Change and Child Development, run by Brain In Game scientific-technical service at 1 site in Spain.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 3 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 11 Oct 2021. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Spain. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Change in verbal updating from baseline to post intervention (time frame: Baseline and post intervention (after 6 weeks)). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT04823338, which also lists 4 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 11 Oct 2021.

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