The goal of this study is to learn if an online computerized training program improves processing speed in children with pediatric brain tumors. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is the cognitive intervention feasible to administer to children with brain tumors during and after cancer treatment? 2. Is the cognitive intervention acceptable to patients and caregivers? 3. Does the cognitive intervention improve neuropsychological functioning? There is no comparison group for this study. Participants will: 1. Complete 15 minutes of online computerized cognitive training 5 times a week for 8 weeks. 2. Have weekly check-ins with the cognitive coach. 3. Fill out acceptability surveys at the end of the cognitive intervention. 4. Complete pre- and post- neuropsychological testing.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
300
This online cognitive intervention aims to improve processing speed through individualized, computerized cognitive exercises. A cognitive coach selects a set of cognitive exercises for each participant based on identified needs, cognitive ability, and age. Participants complete 15 minutes of training, 5 times per week for 8 weeks, for a target total of approximately 10 hours of training.
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Platform Engagement - Logins
Total number of logins recorded over the intervention period.
Time frame: 8 weeks
Platform Engagement - Task Completion
Total number of completed cognitive training levels
Time frame: 8 weeks
Engagement Barriers
Participant-reported engagement and barriers measured using a Likert-scale questionnaire administered weekly during the intervention. Mean total score will be reported. Qualitative feedback regarding barriers and facilitators to engagement will also be collected to provide descriptive context.
Time frame: Weekly during 8-week intervention
Acceptability
Participant-reported acceptability measured using a Likert-scale questionnaire administered at the end of the intervention. Mean total score will be reported. Qualitative feedback regarding participant experience will also be collected to provide descriptive context.
Time frame: Week 8
Performance-based Cognitive Functioning
Changes in processing speed as measured by the NIH toolbox.
Time frame: Prior to the intervention, immediately following intervention, and 6 months after intervention completion.
Parent and Self-report Measures of Cognitive Functioning
Change in cognitive functioning as measured by the PROMIS Cognitive Function Child and Parent Proxy surveys
Time frame: Prior to the intervention, immediately following intervention, and 6 months after intervention completion.
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