Improving math and working memory in first graders with math learning disabilities

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This randomized interventional study enrolls about 300 first graders (ages 6–8) with low math and working memory scores identified by a two-stage school-based screening in Metropolitan Nashville. Eligible children are randomly assigned to one of three groups: math word-problem instruction plus computerized working memory training, math instruction plus computerized reading training (active control), or math instruction without cognitive training. Interventions are delivered in schools and outcomes include word-problem solving, arithmetic, and working memory measured before and after the intervention to examine both skill gains and reciprocal (bidirectional) effects. The design tests whether coordinating cognitive training with academic instruction produces greater math gains and supports working memory development compared with math instruction alone or an active control.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Attends a participating school in the Metropolitan-Nashville Public Schools
* Is a member of a first-grade classroom whose teacher has agreed to let his/her students participate
* Has the available school schedule to participate
* Scores below the 30th percentile on the study's screening math test
* Scores below the 50th percentile on the study's working memory test
* Scores at or above the 7th percentile on at least one of the study's two measures of cognitive performance

Exclusion Criterion:

* Does not attend a participating school in the Metropolitan-Nashville Public Schools
* Is not a member of a first-grade classroom whose teacher has agreed to let his/her students participate
* Does not have the available school schedule to participate
* Scores at or above 30th percentile on the study's screening math test
* Scores at or above the 50th percentile on the study's screening working test
* Scores below the 7th percentile on both of the study's two measures of cognitive performance

Where it's running

• Vanderbilt University
  Nashville, Tennessee, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Caitlin F. Craddock, B.A.
• Email: c.f.craddock@vanderbilt.edu
• Phone: 615-491-1829

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.