Games & Well-Being Study (GWB)

September 30, 2015 updated by: University of Wisconsin, Madison

Neural Correlates of Video Game Based Training to Foster Mindfulness and Prosocial Skills in Adolescents

This project is focused on the neural and behavioral correlates of two different videos games that will be used as training tools. The two video games, developed by the Games Learning Society research group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW) and the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery, are tailored to train mindfulness, particularly the regulation of attention; and prosocial behavior, especially sensitivity to others, in adolescents. This study will evaluate the hypothesis that systematic playing of mindfulness and prosocial games will change brain function in specific attentional, social and emotional circuits in potentially beneficial ways, and will impact performance on cognitive tasks of attention, and on measures of social cue perception and the propensity to share and behave altruistically. The investigators will employ behavioral and functional MRI-based neuroimaging measures to evaluate the investigators hypothesis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

192

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

  • United States
    • Wisconsin
      • Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53705
        • University of Wisconsin - Madison

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 15 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Fluent English speaker
  • Enrolled in 7th or 8th grade

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Currently on psychotropic medications

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: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Control for Attention Intervention
Attentional Control Game is an active control group. We expect subjects in this group to play a control game for 2 weeks (plus or minus 7 days).
Other: Control for Attention Intervention
Experimental: Prosocial Training Intervention Game
The prosocial intervention group, which we expect will be play the experimental prosocial training game for 2 weeks (plus or minus 7 days).
Other: Prosocial Training Intervention Game
Other Names:
  • Crystals of Kaydor
Experimental: Attention Training Intervention Game
The attention intervention group, which we expect will be play the experimental attention training game for 2 weeks (plus or minus 7 days).
Other: Attention Training Intervention Game
Other Names:
  • Tenacity
Active Comparator: Control for Prosocial Intervention
This is an active control group. We expect subjects in this group to play a control game for 2 weeks (plus or minus 7 days).
Other: Control for Prosocial Intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change from baseline in behavioral measures
Time Frame: baseline and up to 3 weeks
Change in behavioral measures before and after attentional video game training. Timeframe is up to 7 days following the end of the 2 week game playing period.
baseline and up to 3 weeks
Change from baseline in fMRI
Time Frame: baseline and up to 3 weeks
Change in fMRI neural markers of empathic accuracy before and after attentional video game training. Timeframe is up to 7 days following the 2 week game playing period.
baseline and up to 3 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Richard Davidson, PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

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, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

March 1, 2014

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 19, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 21, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

June 26, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 2, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 30, 2015

Last Verified

June 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Davidson-GWB
  • Bill & Melinda Gates (Other Grant/Funding Number: Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
  • Grant Number (Other Grant/Funding Number: opp1033728)

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