About this trial
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.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
ADHD
History of fidgeting
Disqualifiers
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
Trial design
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Fidget ball
Other interventionAccess to a prototype 'smart' fidget ball with pressure sensors embedded, that produces touch traces and transmits real time data
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
Processing speed
Paced Auditory Serial Addition Task (PASAT)
Working memory
List Sorting Test
Response inhibition
Flanker type test
Secondary outcomes
Physiological response as an index of emotional regulation
Heart rate variability and pre ejection period
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