Virtual Reality Treatment for Emerging Adults With ADHD
Completed · Phase 3
Conditions studied: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
In brief
The goal of this pilot randomized clinical trial is to test the impact of a virtual reality program for improving the ability of emerging adults (age 18-25) with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to stay focused while completing homework and studying. This study compares the impact of using a virtual reality headset to using a virtual reality headset while also receiving feedback about levels of focus to a control group. The main question is whether participants demonstrate significantly improved concentration while completing homework and studying in virtual reality and whether they enjoy and prefer working in a virtual reality environment. Concentration is measured both through participant report and also using keyboard and mouse click data to assess work productivity objectively.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06454604
- Run by
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2024-09-20
- Expected to finish
- 2025-07-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-01-02
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- To be included, participants must meet DSM-5 criteria for ADHD and be between the ages of 18 and 25. Given high rates of comorbidities in college students with ADHD, participants who meet criteria for ODD, anxiety or depressive disorders on the diagnostic interview are not excluded. In addition, participants must have an item mean score of >2.0 (often or very often) on the homework task specific version of the Adult Concentration Index (ACI), ensuring the presence of a problem in the mechanism being targeted in this study. The participant has to endorse a total of at least 5 symptoms in the ADHD inattention domain as currently present and impairing and at least 6 symptoms in the ADHD inattention domain as present and impairing during childhood. To rule out exclusionary conditions and/or to assess for the presence of comorbid conditions, psychological functioning will be assessed using the DSM-5 version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID-5-RV)
You may not qualify if…
- Whether primary or not, the comorbid presence of several other conditions will be exclusionary. This includes autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, active substance abuse, and other psychiatric conditions whose treatment precludes participation in the study. Students who do not meet criteria for ADHD or who are not in the specified age range are also not eligible to participate. Students with a history of seizures are not eligible to participate given the use of VR.
Where it is running
- Louisiana State University — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States
- Rutgers University - New Brunswick — New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States
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