Can choosing what to look for sharpen your focus?
NCT ID NCT06934213
First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores whether giving people a choice in the sequence of visual search tasks changes how they perform. Participants will complete four search tasks where the target stays the same but distractors vary, either in blocks or intermixed, with some degree of choice. The goal is to see if choice affects response time and accuracy, shedding light on how attention works in everyday situations.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Behavioral intervention involving choice in visual search tasks
- What this could lead to
- Could reveal how choice and task variety affect attention and visual search, informing better design of visual tasks in real-world settings.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage behavioral study, so results may not apply broadly. Individual differences in attention could also affect outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: • Pass Ishihara color vision test Exclusion Criteria: • vision less than 20/25 with correction \- history of neuromuscular or visual disorders
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Conditions
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How to take part
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham & Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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