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Can a VR headset boost focus for ADHD students?

NCT ID NCT07169760

Symptom relief Sponsor: Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether a virtual reality headset, combined with focus feedback, can help 252 young adults aged 18-25 with ADHD concentrate better on homework and studying. Participants use a Meta Quest 3 VR headset that blocks distractions, and some also get feedback on their focus levels. The goal is to see if VR improves concentration and work productivity compared to a control group.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Meta Quest 3 VR headset with noise cancelling headphones and behavioral feedback
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a new, non-drug tool to help young adults with ADHD stay focused on schoolwork.
What could go wrong
This is a relatively small, early-phase trial, and the benefits may not last outside the lab or apply to everyone with ADHD.

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Study facts

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Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

About 252 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Dec 2030

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 25 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants must meet DSM-5 criteria for ADHD * Between the ages of 18 and 25 * Given high rates of comorbidities in college students with ADHD, participants who meet criteria for ODD, anxiety or depressive disorders on the diagnostic interview are not excluded * Participants must have an item mean score of \>2.0 (often or very often) on the homework task specific version of the Adult Concentration Index (ACI), ensuring the presence of a problem in the mechanism being targeted in this study * The participant has to endorse a total of at least 5 symptoms in the ADHD inattention domain as currently present and impairing and at least 6 symptoms in the ADHD inattention domain as present and impairing during childhood * To rule out exclusionary conditions and/or to assess for the presence of comorbid conditions, psychological functioning will be assessed using the DSM-5 version of the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM Disorders (SCID-5-RV) Exclusion Criteria: * Whether primary or not, the comorbid presence of several other conditions will be exclusionary.This includes autism spectrum disorders, bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, active substance abuse, and other psychiatric conditions whose treatment precludes participation in the study. * Students who do not meet criteria for ADHD are not eligible * Students who are not in the specified age range are also not eligible to participate * Students with a history of seizures are not eligible to participate given the use of VR

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, inattentive type attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Louisiana State University

    RECRUITING

    Baton Rouge, Louisiana, 70802, United States

  • Rutgers University - New Brunswick

    RECRUITING

    New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08854, United States

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