Attention and Achievement: A Mind Wandering Investigation
Attention and Achievement (A Subproject Affiliated With the Texas Center for Learning Disabilities or TCLD)
1 other identifier
interventional
53
1 country
1
Brief Summary
This study assesses the impact of mind-wandering on reading and math.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started May 2022
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 25, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 25, 2022
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
May 11, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 15, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 15, 2022
CompletedMay 19, 2023
May 1, 2022
1 month
January 25, 2022
May 17, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (2)
Investigator Developed Items Derived From Reading Content Being Taught
Participants will answer multiple choice questions regarding the reading material being taught, and the key index will the raw score number correct. The investigators call the scale "Sleep and Dreams" (after the content the participant is reading about), and the possible score range will be 0 (min) to 24 (max), with higher scores meaning better comprehension of the material.
administered one time immediately following the single reading learning session on day 1
Investigator Developed Items Derived From Math Content Being Taught
Participants will answer multiple choice questions regarding the math material being taught, and the key index will the raw score number correct. The investigators call the scale "Circles" (after the content being taught), and the possible score range will be 0 (min) to 24 (max), with higher scores meaning better comprehension of the material.
adminstered one time immediately following the single math learning session on day 1
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Investigator Developed Probe-Caught Mind-Wandering
On 12 occasions interspersed during each of the math and reading learning sessions, on day 1 only.
Study Arms (2)
Mind Wandering Intervention
EXPERIMENTAL75% of participants will receive proactive and reactive mind-wandering information and redirection.
Mind Wandering Comparison
ACTIVE COMPARATOR25% of participants will receive only mind-wandering redirection, but only at random times.
Interventions
Participants in this condition receive a brief introduction to the potential impact of mind-wandering (before learning, proactive), and are redirected to lesson if "probe-caught" mind-wandering are endorsed (during learning, reactive)
Participants in this condition receive no introduction, and only redirection, and the redirection is random, not in reaction to mind-wandering
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- enrollment in schools where we have permission to conduct the study
You may not qualify if:
- students known to be enrolled in separate curricula (e.g., life-skills classes)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University of Houston
Houston, Texas, 77204-5053, United States
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Paul T. Cirino, PhD
University of Houston
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Masking Details
- There is no need, and it is not possible to blind condition
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 25, 2022
First Posted
March 25, 2022
Study Start
May 11, 2022
Primary Completion
June 15, 2022
Study Completion
June 15, 2022
Last Updated
May 19, 2023
Record last verified: 2022-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
- Time Frame
- Data will become available after the paper describing the study is published in a peer-reviewed Journal, and will be available for up to 5 years following the termination of the study
- Access Criteria
- If another researcher with an approved Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol wishes to utilize the data for purposes that are non-overlapping with the investigators, they may reach out to the Study PI, who can share de-identified individual data.
If another researcher with an approved Institutional Review Board (IRB) protocol wishes to utilize the data for purposes that are non-overlapping with the investigators, they may reach out to the Study PI, who can share de-identified individual data.