Comparing neurofeedback and behavioral memory training in children with mild intellectual disability

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsPan African Clinical Trials Registry
Year 2026
INTERVENTION: Behavioral Working Memory Training EEG Neurofeedback Training CONDITION: ; Mental and Behavioural Disorders Mental and Behavioural Disorders PRIMARY OUTCOME: Change in total working memory score measured using the 31‐item Arabic Working Memory Scale, including visual and auditory working memory components. SECONDARY OUTCOME: Change in resting‐state quantitative EEG frequency‐band amplitudes and ratios in the neurofeedback group, including delta, theta, alpha, SMR, Beta1, Beta2, gamma, theta/beta, theta/SMR, and alpha/theta measures. INCLUSION CRITERIA: Age between 9 and 12 years Diagnosis of intellectual disability according to DSM‐5‐TR criteria IQ score within the mild intellectual disability range of 55–70 Written informed consent provided by a parent or legal guardian Child assent obtained where developmentally appropriate
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First added on: Oct 08, 2026