Media Background and Test Performance

March 24, 2014 updated by: Dimitri Christakis, Seattle Children's Hospital
This study aims to test whether middle school students test performance is affected by background TV. Students will complete a high school entrance exam either with or without a TV on in the test room. Scores will be compared.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

10 years to 15 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Grades 6-8

Exclusion Criteria:

  • non english speaking

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Double

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: TV
Test taken with TV on
Other: TV
test taken with TV on
No Intervention: Control
test taken in quiet

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
ISEE test prep evaluation
Time Frame: immediate (day 1)
immediate (day 1)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Seattle Children's Hospital

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

June 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

July 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 4, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 7, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

May 8, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 26, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 24, 2014

Last Verified

March 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Distracted Homework

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