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NCT05384717 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Examining the Impacts of Fidget Technology on Attention in Children With ADHD

A NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
21
Enrollment target

NCT05384717: Completed NA study, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

NCT05384717 is a NA study that has completed, run by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. The registered enrollment target is 21 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT05384717, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
21 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the usage of fidget technology and its effects on attention, working memory, and comprehension in children ages 6-13 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This study aims to examine the implications of fidget usage 2 different measures of attention; attentional control (working memory domain) and comprehension (recall, encoding, and recognition). Participants: 6-13 year-old clients at 3-C Family Services, a private mental health clinic in Cary, NC, with a diagnosis of ADHD (Inattentive, Hyperactive, or combined types). Exclusion criteria: participants with an Intelligence Quotient (IQ) below 70 as estimated by referring 3-C clinical staff, or any history of psychosis. Procedures (methods): This research will use a demographic and background collecting survey to gather relevant data about each participant. Parents will be asked to fill out a baseline ADHD Rating Scale-IV: Home Version (ADHD-RS), to account for their child's symptoms of ADHD over the past 6 months. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of 2 conditions, an experimental group where participants select a fidget, and a control group where participants are not provided a fidget. Fidget options will include a fidget spinner, pop-it, stress ball, and fidget cube as not all children would benefit from the same type of fidget equally. Participants in the experimental group will then be allowed to practice with and familiarize themselves with the fidget for 1 minute to decrease the attentional drain that the fidget may pose in its initial state. After random assignment to either control or experimental group, participants in each group will then complete the same 2-back version of the N-back Attention Control Task (cognitivefun.net), and a video comprehension multiple choice test. After 3 minutes N-back scores will be recorded including visual correct ratio and visual response time scores. The video comprehension item is adapted fro

Primary Outcome

The N-Back task is a measure of working memory. Participants are presented a sequence of stimuli and must decide if the current stimulus is the same as the one presented two trials ago. Max value= 1, min value =0, higher scores are closer to 1

Interventions

  • OTHER Control group
  • OTHER Fidget Device

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 21 participants
Start Date 2022-04-18
Est. Completion 2022-09-24
Phase NA

What the finished NCT05384717 record still lists

NCT05384717 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 21 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (99% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Control group is the first listed.

NCT05384717 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT05384717 about?

NCT05384717 is a clinical study titled "Examining the Impacts of Fidget Technology on Attention in Children With ADHD". Purpose: The purpose of this study is to investigate the usage of fidget technology and its effects on attention, working memory, and comprehension in children ages 6-13 with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). This study aims to examine the implications of fidget usage 2 different meas...

What is the current status of trial NCT05384717?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 21 participants. The study started on 2022-04-18. Estimated completion is 2022-09-24.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT05384717?

The interventions under investigation include: Control group (OTHER), Fidget Device (OTHER).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT05384717?

This trial is sponsored by University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, which has 1,109 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT05384717's enrollment target sits among peer trials

21 1762nd of 2000 higher than 233 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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