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Can working memory training improve children's sleep?

Jon Quach1, Megan Spencer-Smith2, Peter J Anderson2

  • 1Melbourne Graduate School of Education, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia; Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia.

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|May 23, 2018
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Adaptive working memory training did not improve children's sleep. This cognitive training approach, delivered during the school day, showed no significant benefits for sleep latency, duration, or problems up to six months post-intervention.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Sleep Science
  • Cognitive Training Research
  • Child Psychology

Background:

  • Improving children's sleep offers significant functional benefits.
  • Adult studies suggest cognitive training may improve sleep, but evidence in children is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess if working memory (WM) training enhances sleep in children.
  • To investigate effects on sleep latency, problems, and duration.
  • To examine if training timing impacts sleep outcomes.

Main Methods:

  • Population-based randomized controlled trial in 44 Melbourne schools.
  • Grade 1 children with low WM scores were randomized.
  • Intervention involved 20-25 computerised WM training sessions over 5-7 weeks.
Keywords:
ChildCognitive trainingInterventionSleep

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Main Results:

  • 452 children were eligible; 226 per arm. 91% completed training; 90.5% retention at 6 months.
  • No significant improvements in sleep latency, duration, or sleep problems were observed.
  • No differential effect of training timing on sleep outcomes was found.

Conclusions:

  • Adaptive working memory training during the school day is not a novel method for improving children's sleep.
  • Results indicate no benefit up to 6 months post-randomization, irrespective of training delivery time.