Actively Recruiting
Optimizing Dimensions of Reinforcement
Led by Auburn University · Updated on 2025-08-27
30
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
94 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
A
Auburn University
Lead Sponsor
O
Oakland University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
This study is designed to better understand how certain features of reinforcement affect learning and motivation in individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). Participants will take part in a series of structured teaching sessions that involve simple tasks and reward-based feedback. By changing the timing and amount of rewards, we aim to learn how these factors influence the ability to acquire and maintain new skills. This information may help improve behavioral interventions for individuals with IDD in the future. The study does not involve medications or procedures intended to change participants' health status.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Optimizing Dimensions of Reinforcement
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Participant is at least 6 years old
- Has a documented neurodevelopmental condition
- Exhibits problem behaviors like aggression, self-injury, or property destruction measurable during sessions
- Can follow simple instructions
- Able to participate in tabletop choice-based tasks
- Available to complete all scheduled study sessions
- Provides informed consent by participant or legally authorized representative
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe sensory or motor impairments that prevent participation in tabletop tasks
- Currently or recently (within past 30 days) involved in another interventional behavioral research study that may affect outcomes
- Medical or behavioral conditions that pose safety risks or interfere with data collection as judged by investigators
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
Center for Autism Research, Treatment, and Training
Auburn, Alabama, United States, 36830
Actively Recruiting
2
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205
Actively Recruiting
3
Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan, United States, 48309
Actively Recruiting
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
1
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