VR-based and eyetracking-assisted attention refocusing training for ADHD patients: a feasibility study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: F90; Hyperkinetic disorders

• Registration Number: DRKS00022370
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie Universitätsklinikum Bonn

Brief Summary

While patients can be discriminated well from healthy controls in that they showed more omission errors, higher reaction times, higher distraction-related dwell times, and more head movements, the feedback did not immediately improve task performance. It was also indicated that sham feedback was rather associated with an aggravation of symptoms in patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-12-01
• Study Completion: 2021-08-07
• Results First Posted: 2023-01-26
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 36

Inclusion Criteria

normal/corrected sight
- german language

Patients:
- diagnosis of ADHD according to criteria of DSM 5
- no medication for ADHD or a 48-hour interval without medication for ADHD prior to the study

Exclusion Criteria

- severe psychiatric disorders
- antisocial personality disorder
- moderate/severe substance use disorder
- severe organic diseases, epilepsy
- skin disease/injured skin on the head
- pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
As primary outcome the error rates and reaction times of the Continuous Performance Test will be compared between the three experimental blocks and between the two groups.