Using Serious Games to Improve Social Skills in Autism

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism

In brief

The investigators will conduct a small-scale randomized control trial comparing the intervention game to an active control game, and will assess outcomes at multiple time points (pre-, post-, 6-month follow-up). These outcomes will include a wide range of behaviors that are measured along a continuum from controlled lab-based tasks to uncontrolled, real-world social interactions between dyads.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03690661

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

43

Starts

2019-12-01

Expected to finish

2024-01-31

Last updated by the study team

2024-10-09

Who can join

Age: 10 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• parent/caregiver of an adolescent with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD),
• parent/caregiver and adolescent with ASD both native English speakers,
• adolescent with ASD aged between 10-18 years at pre-test,
• adolescent has normal vision and hearing with correction as reported by caregiver,
• adolescent is able to use a computer for the purposes of game play,
• adolescent scores < 80% correct (i.e., 0.5 SD less than Mean of typically developing adolescents) on online eye gaze screening task,
• ASD diagnosis of adolescent confirmed via Parent-report SCQ and clinical interview with adolescent to assess DSM-V criteria (borderline cases also undergo ADI interview);
• Full Scale IQ of adolescent determined to be between 70-130;
• reading ability of adolescent determined to be at least a 2nd grade level;
• adolescent is capable of cooperating with testing;
• parent/caregiver and adolescent both consent/assent to participate in the research.

You may not qualify if…

• having seizures within the previous two years
• no stable internet connection in the home
• refusing to consent/assent to take part in the research
• 18 and have a legal guardian, which prohibits them from legally consenting for themselves
• 18 and cannot understand the consent as indicated by failing a quiz prior to signing the consent.

Where it is running

• Pennsylvania State University — University Park, Pennsylvania, United States

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