Gaming for Autism to Mold Executive Skills Project
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorders
In brief
The goal of the project is to better understand executive control-how children manage complex or conflicting information in the service of a goal. This skill has been linked to social and academic functioning in typically developing children. Executive control is often reduced in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), but it has not been a focus of treatment. This project will have the goal of determining whether computer-training tasks developed to enhance the executive control skills of preschoolers and school-aged children without autism are appropriate for children with ASD. The investigators do not yet know if this training is beneficial for children with ASD. In addition, because executive control has been found to relate to social knowledge and problem solving, the investigators will collect information with this type of task to measure possible effects of training.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02361762
- Run by
- Boston Children's Hospital
- People needed
- 70
- Starts
- 2015-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2017-11-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-07-28
Who can join
Age: 7 and older, up to 11. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Children should be 7 to 11 years of age
- Children must have a parent/guardian who is available and willing to provide informed consent and to respond to screening phone calls
- Children should have an existing diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder, which will be confirmed using research measures and criteria
- Children must have general cognitive ability in the average range or above (above 80 using the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence-2 Full Scale IQ)
- Caregivers and children must be fluent in English
You may not qualify if…
- Children must not have a seizure disorder or be taking medication that alters EEG processes (e.g. anti-seizure medications)
- Children must not have medical disorders or injuries affecting the brain or spinal cord
- Children may not have experienced significant prenatal exposure to substances such as tobacco, alcohol or street drugs
- Children may not have significant sensory or motor impairment that would limit the ability to participate in table top or EEG testing, or make responding during computer activities difficult
Where it is running
- Boston Children's Hospital: Labs of Cognitive Neuroscience- Faja Lab — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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