ADHD research studies | UC Davis MIND Institute

The VRAM Study tests whether virtual reality can help children and adolescents with ADHD strengthen their ability to focus and manage distractions. In realistic classroom-like environments, participants practice resisting everyday distractors, like background noise or talking peers. We aim to develop an engaging, non-medication-based intervention to improve attention in daily life.

• 8-13 years old
• ADHD, suspected ADHD, and concern for inattention or distractibility

The Q-DATA Study explores how distraction affects attention and learning in everyday school environments. By combining smartphone check-ins, teacher and parent insights, and virtual reality classroom tasks, this NIH-funded study captures how different individuals are affected by distractibility. Our goal is to better understand what drives focus and how we can support teens with and without ADHD in academic settings.

• 12-18 years old in school
• ADHD, suspected ADHD, concerns for inattention or distractibility, and “typically” developing

The main purpose of this study is to test an assessment tool called the National Institute of Health Toolbox Cognition Battery. We hope that using this assessment tool will help us find out how well a medication called Quillivant Extended Release is working to improve ADHD and Intellectual Disability conditions.

• 6-24 years old
• Fragile X Syndrome, Down syndrome, Intellectual Disability, Autism, 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome, with ADHD or signs of ADHD