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Improving ADHD Teen Driving - Virtual Reality

Description

Teens with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have high rates of negative driving outcomes, including motor vehicle crashes, which may be caused by visual inattention (i.e., looking away from the roadway to perform secondary tasks). Two versions of a driving intervention that trains teens to reduce instances of looking away from the roadway will be tested in teens with ADHD.

Conditions

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

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Study overview

Teens with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) have high rates of negative driving outcomes, including motor vehicle crashes, which may be caused by visual inattention (i.e., looking away from the roadway to perform secondary tasks). Two versions of a driving intervention that trains teens to reduce instances of looking away from the roadway will be tested in teens with ADHD.

Improving ADHD Teen Driving - Virtual Reality

Improving ADHD Teen Driving - Virtual Reality

Condition
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Cincinnati

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, 45229

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • 1. Aged 16-19.
  • 2. Teens will meet DSM ADHD criteria for ADHD-Predominantly Inattentive Presentation or ADHD-Combined Presentation based on the K-SADS interview.
  • 3. Possess a valid driver's license and regularly spend at least 3 hours per week engaged in unsupervised driving.
  • 4. IQ ≥80 as measured by the Kauffman Brief Intelligence Scale - Second Edition (KBIT-2).
  • 5. Parent willing to participate.
  • 1. On ADHD medication that cannot be washed out on assessment days.
  • 2. Drug or alcohol dependence based on self-report on the Simple Screening Instrument for Alcohol and Other Drugs survey.
  • 3. On psychotropic or neuroleptic medications.
  • 4. At-risk for motion sickness in the driving simulator or in virtual reality.
  • 5. History of moderate to severe head trauma, neurological disorder, or any other organic disorder that could possibly affect brain function.
  • 6. Cannot see the secondary task stimuli without the use of glasses (contacts acceptable).

Ages Eligible for Study

16 Years to 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati,

Jeff N Epstein, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Study Record Dates

2029-08-31