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. 2020 Feb 26;2020(2):CD011961. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011961.pub2

Cerasa 2014.

Methods RCT of intensive computerised attention‐training vs control group
Participants People with a diagnosis of PD (n = 20), with no dementia (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 4th edition) but predominant deficits in either attention or information processing speed, working memory, or executive function (but no deficit in other domains such as language, verbal and spatial long‐term memory).
Number randomised: n = 20.
Interventions Computerised 12 one‐hour sessions over 6 weeks performing several attention ability and information processing tasks tailored to attention deficits.
Control group received simple visuo‐motor co‐ordination exercises.
Outcomes Primary outcomes:
  • Global cognition

  1. MMSE

  • Spatial and verbal memory

  1. ROCFT Immediate and Delayed Recall

  2. Selective Reminding Test

  • Visual‐spatial processing

  1. Judgment of Line Orientation (JLO)

  • Executive function/verbal fluency

  1. Controlled Oral Word Association Test (COWAT)

  • Sustained attention

  1. Symbol Digit Modalities Test (SDMT)

  • Information processing speed

  1. Paced Auditory Serial Addition Test

  2. Digit span forward/backward

  3. Stroop test

  4. TMTa, TMTb, and Trail Making Test B‐A (TMTB‐A)

  • Depression

  1. Beck Depression Inventory‐II (BDI‐II)

  • Anxiety

  1. State‐Trait Anxiety Inventory

  • Quality of life

  1. Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ‐39)

Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias) Unclear risk Mentions random assignment only.
Allocation concealment (selection bias) Unclear risk No details provided.
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Participants were blind to treatment allocation.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Assessors were blind.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) 
 All outcomes Low risk Attrition and reasons reported.
Selective reporting (reporting bias) Low risk All outcomes reported.
Other bias Low risk None identified.