Cambridge Centre for Attention, Learning and Memory (CALM)
CALM aims to investigate the underlying mechanisms of cognitive developmental disorders in children. Beginning in September 2014, children from South-East England (United Kingdom), aged 5 to 18 years, who were referred to the Cambridge Centre for Attention, Learning and Memory, were recruited into the study and assessed. Beginning in 2018, children aged 5 to 18 years were recruited from schools attended by existing CALM participants as control participants. Over 1,000 children completed the baseline data collection between 2014 and 2018. Participants were followed up with between 2019 and 2022 for the second round of assessment and data collection.
Study design
Cohort
Number of participants at first data collection
805 (participants)
200 (control participants)
Age at first data collection
5 - 18 years (participants)
5 - 18 years (control participants)
Participant year of birth
Varied (participants)
Varied (control participants)
Participant sex
All
Representative sample at baseline?
The majority of children struggling at school in England, United Kingdom.
Sample features
Countries
Year of first data collection
2014
Primary Institutions
University of Cambridge (Academic, United Kingdom)
Profile paper DOI
Funders
Medical Research Council (MRC) (Research council, United Kingdom)
University of Cambridge (Academic, United Kingdom)
Ongoing?
Yes
Data types collected
- Computer, paper or task testing (e.g. cognitive testing, theory of mind doll task, attention computer tasks)
- Interview – face-to-face
- Physical or biological assessment (e.g. blood, saliva, gait, grip strength, anthropometry)
- Self-completed questionnaire – paper or computer assisted
- None
- Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
- Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- None
Engagement
Keywords
Consortia and dataset groups
