Can Fidgeting Lead to Enhanced Attention and Emotional Regulation in ADHD?
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 109
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Processing speed
研究概览
简要总结
This project will study how fidgeting relates to cognitive and emotional functioning in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It will determine, in a laboratory setting, whether movement and access to a "fidget device" providing sensory and motor stimulation can improve cognitive and emotional regulation (including on physiological measures) in adult ADHD. The investigators will also acquire pilot data for machine learning analyses to be used in future, large scale studies to identify gestures and touch characteristics associated with improved cognitive and emotional regulation to see if the data can predict and subsequently develop recommendations to improve performance and emotional control in natural settings (e.g., home, office, college classroom) for adult ADHD.
详细描述
Fidgeting is a highly common behavior, with excessive fidgeting associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Studies from the investigator's laboratory and colleagues suggest physical movement can enhance cognitive performance in children with ADHD. Hyper-sensorimotor behavior may be related to impaired regulation of arousal in the noradrenergic and dopaminergic systems. This project will assess if frequency and characteristics of sensorimotor behavior relates to cognitive and emotional response in adults with ADHD, in a fine-grained manner, unlike other studies. The investigators will test if intrinsic fidgeting (Aim 1) and access to a specially designed fidget device (Aim 2) modulates behavioral and physiological response in cognitively and emotionally-demanding contexts. The hype of the commercially available fidget devices, its competitors and fidget spinners suggest it might, but there is no systematic evidence to inform consumers, a gap, the investigators aim to fill.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Basic Science
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 30 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •History of fidgeting
排除标准
- •Currently taking psychoactive medication, with the exception of stimulant medication for ADHD or medication that can affect heart rate;
- •Presence of significant depression or psychotic disorders, autism, visual or hearing impairment or any other disorder that may interfere with task performance; and IQ below 85
研究组 & 干预措施
No fidget
With fidget
The participant is given a specially designed fidget ball
干预措施: Fidget ball (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Processing speed
时间窗: Day 1
Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT)
Working memory
时间窗: Day 1
List Sorting Test
Response inhibition
时间窗: Day 1
Flanker type test
次要结局
- Physiological response as an index of emotional regulation(Approximately 45 minutes)