Protocol Number: 09-DC-0002

Title:

Studies of Measures of Attention

Number:

09-DC-0002

Summary:

This study will compare two tests for attention deficit disorder (ADD) - the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA) and the NIH Test of Attention - to see if they produce the same results. There are a number of problems with existing tests for ADD. For example, TOVA, the most commonly used test, operates only on older computers and has other problems as well. Because of these problems, NIDCD developed the new NIH Test of Attention. This study will determine if the new test is valid for ADD and how the performance on this test compares to the performance on the TOVA in the general population.

Healthy volunteers between 6 and 60 years of age who have no problems with sight or hearing and are not taking medication for ADD may be eligible for this study.

After a brief interview, participants take the first of the two study tests. On a second visit, they take the other of the two tests. Both tests ask the subject to respond to things they hear and see on a computer screen. Each test takes 30 to 45 minutes to complete. Some participants are asked to take the NIH Test of Attention a second time, on a third visit. Participants also take a 15- to 20-minute subtest of the Weschler Intelligence Test.

Sponsoring Institute:

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

Recruitment Detail

Type: Participants currently recruited/enrolled

Gender: Male & Female

Referral Letter Required: No

Population Exclusion(s): None

Eligibility Criteria:

INCLUSION CRITERIA:

Medically normal subjects, ages 6 to 60, who have a score of 25 or less on the Five Minute Hearing Test

EXCLUSION CRITERIA:

Subjects currently taking medication for ADD/ADHD, those with mental disability, hearing or vision impairment to the degree that subjects would fall under the criteria of the Americans with Disabilities Act. No vulnerable subjects will be enrolled, nor will subjects with an individual or family history of epilepsy.

Special Instructions:

Currently Not Provided

Keywords:

Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Computer Aided Learning

Attention Deficits

Recruitment Keyword(s):

Healthy Volunteer

HV

Condition(s):

Attention Deficit Disorder

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Investigational Drug(s):

None

Investigational Device(s):

None

Intervention(s):

None

Supporting Site:

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders

Contact(s):

Patient Recruitment and Public Liaison Office
Building 61
10 Cloister Court
Bethesda, Maryland 20892-4754
Toll Free: 1-800-411-1222
TTY: 301-594-9774 (local),1-866-411-1010 (toll free)
Fax: 301-480-9793

Electronic Mail:prpl@mail.cc.nih.gov

Citation(s):

Rowland AS, Lesesne CA, Abramowitz AJ. The epidemiology of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a public health view. Ment Retard Dev Disabil Res Rev. 2002;8(3):162-70.

Polanczyk G, Jensen P. Epidemiologic considerations in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: a review and update. Child Adolesc Psychiatr Clin N Am. 2008 Apr;17(2):245-60, vii.

Polanczyk G, Rohde LA. Epidemiology of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder across the lifespan. Curr Opin Psychiatry. 2007 Jul;20(4):386-92.

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