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Improving ADHD Teen Driving

NCT02848092 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 152

Last updated 2023-03-03

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Summary

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). 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 Disorder
  • Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

FOCAL+

Weekly for 5 weeks, teens complete a computer training program designed to train teens to limit the length of glances away from the roadway. On a computer, the top portion of the screen plays a simulated video drive while the bottom half of the screen contains a map. Teens complete tasks that require switching between the 2 halves of the screen. While doing so, they receive feedback regarding how long they are looking away from the driving portion of the screen. After each session of computerized FOCAL training, teens will complete two 5-minute simulated drives. During the drives, teens will be cued to a complete a visual search task which will require them to divert their gaze from the road. Eye tracking goggles will monitor eye glances and provide real time auditory feedback when a visual glance away from the roadway exceeds 2 secs.

OTHER

Rules of The road

Weekly for 5 weeks, teens will perform computer-based training regarding traffic codes, laws, and rules of the road. After each computerized training, teens will complete two 5-minute drives. This time in the driving simulator will be contextualized as a time for them to practice the rules of the road they learned during training. Importantly, teens in the sham intervention group will complete the same distraction tasks but will NOT receive any feedback regarding their eye gaze during simulated driving.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Louis University

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Massachusetts, Amherst

    collaborator OTHER

  • Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeff Epstein, Ph.D · Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Max Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-12-21
Primary Completion
2021-12-01
Completion
2021-12-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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