NCT06063382

Extra Time on Brazilian College Level Exam for Students With and Without ADHD

Extended Time on Exams as an Accommodation at First Level of Higher Education: A Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 103 (actual)
• Sponsor: Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 16 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Standardized tests such as the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and the brazilian National High School Exam (ENEM) give more time for students with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD) to complete the exam. The goal of this study is to find out if giving students with ADHD more time on tests actually helps them. Additionally, the research aims to find out if more time helps students without ADHD too or not, or even if it only helps students with certain traits.

Detailed description

Initially, the participants of this study will fill out forms and questionnaires online. Then, they will go through a psychiatric evaluation, where they will talk to a psychiatrist, and neuropsychological testing, where they will do some mental activities. Later on, they will do a mock test of the ENEM, with and without extra time.

Conditions

• Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Extended time 25%	Considering a standard time of 40 minutes, participants will receive 50 minutes to complete the exam.
BEHAVIORAL	Extended time 50%	Considering a standard time of 40 minutes, participants will receive 50 minutes to complete the exam.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-30
• Primary completion: 2025-09-18
• Completion: 2025-09-18
• First posted: 2023-10-02
• Last updated: 2025-11-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil