# Evaluating the Efficacy of Central Executive Training (CET) for ADHD

> **NIH NIH R01** · FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY · 2021 · $385,000

## Abstract

PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT
The goal of the current project is to assess the efficacy of Central Executive Training (CET) for youth with ADHD.
Consistent with NIMH Strategic Objective #3 and the NIH (1998) Consensus Statement on ADHD, our R34
developed CET to translate clinical neurocognitive findings into a novel clinical protocol that affects ADHD
behavioral symptoms by targeting central processes. The final, computerized CET protocol reflects the
contributions and feedback of a diverse group of caregivers, children with ADHD, and recognized experts in human
cognition, ADHD treatment research, RCT intervention design methods, serious game theory and task design,
cognitive training, and the role of executive dysfunction in ADHD. Pilot data suggest considerable promise for
improving working memory and ADHD symptoms among youth with ADHD. The current project will provide a
rigorous test of CET relative to an active, credible comparator (ACC). ACC was also developed during the R34, and
is identical to CET in all regards except the proposed mechanism of action (training central executive working
memory).

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10056225
- **Project number:** 5R01MH115048-04
- **Recipient organization:** FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
- **Principal Investigator:** Michael J Kofler
- **Activity code:** R01 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2021
- **Award amount:** $385,000
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2017-12-01 → 2022-11-30

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10056225

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10056225, Evaluating the Efficacy of Central Executive Training (CET) for ADHD (5R01MH115048-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10056225. Licensed CC0.

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