Actively Recruiting
Shaping Tolerance for Delayed Rewards
Led by University of California, Davis · Updated on 2025-07-14
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
450 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of California, Davis
Lead Sponsor
E
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Deficits in self-control are of major public health relevance as they contribute to several negative outcomes for both individuals and society. For children, developing self-control is a critically important step toward success in academic settings and social relationships, yet there are few non-pharmacological approaches that have been successful in increasing self-control. We found in our earlier studies that self-control can be increased in preschool-aged children with high impulsivity by using games in which they practice gradually increasing wait-time for larger, more delayed rewards. We are performing this current study to test if this training to increase self-control can be increased using mobile app technology, with computerized game time being used as a reward.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Shaping Tolerance for Delayed Rewards
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age 3-6 years
- Hyperactivity/Impulsivity subscale scores of the ADHD Rating Scale-IV Preschool Version (ages 3-4) or Attention and Behavior Scale (ages 5-6) at or above the 90th percentile from parent or teacher responses
- Physically and visually able to use the tablet as determined by pre-assessment
- Children taking psychotropic medication must maintain the same medication and dose throughout the study and show elevated impulsivity while medicated based on parent or teacher ratings
You will not qualify if you...
- Children with autism spectrum disorder or intellectual disability based on parent or teacher report or the NIH Toolbox Picture Vocabulary Test
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UC Davis MIND Institute
Sacramento, California, United States, 95817
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
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Samantha Blair, PhD
CONTACT
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Shannon Hoffman, DPT
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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