Improvement of Planning Abilities in Adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a neurodevelopmental genetic disorder with executive deficits. Planning one of the impaired functions implied in regulation behavior and everyday actions. We aimed to explore feasibility effectiveness metacognitive strategy training designed improve planning adults PWS using double-blind between-group (training versus usual care) randomized controlled trial, computerized tests paper-pencil ecological outcome measures targeting planning, other functions, achievement personalized goal. Results showed better performances several tasks goals after both interventions, but improvement for experimental group (n = 27) compared control 26) only on task assessing abilities. Interviews occupational therapists demonstrated this population. Despite small number sessions, encouraging results abilities patients.