COMPLETED

Virtual Reality Treatment for Emerging Adults With ADHD

Study Overview

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Description

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.

Official Title

Development of a Novel Virtual Reality Treatment for Emerging Adults With ADHD

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-09-20
Study Completion:2025-07-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT06454604

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years to 25 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * 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)
  1. * 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.

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Joshua M Langberg, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Rutgers University

Study Locations (Sites)

Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802
United States
Rutgers University - New Brunswick
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08854
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

  • Joshua M Langberg, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Rutgers University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-09-20
Study Completion Date2025-07-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-09-20
Study Completion Date2025-07-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • ADHD
  • Virtual reality

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder