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Clinical Trials/NCT07597655
NCT07597655CompletedNot Applicable

Emotional Expression Intensity Modulates Intention Understanding in Children With ASD: Evidence From Eye Tracking and Hidden Markov Modeling

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China1 site in 1 country80 target enrollmentStarted: December 15, 2025Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
80
Locations
1

Study Overview

Brief Summary

This study used eye-tracking to examine how emotional expression intensity (low/medium/high) influences intention understanding in children with ASD, PDD, and TD during a puzzle-search task.

Detailed Description

This study examined how emotional expression intensity influences children's intention understanding during a puzzle-search task. Children with ASD, PDD, and typical development (TD) watched videos in which a model searched for a missing puzzle piece under three levels of emotional expression intensity: low, medium, and high. Eye-tracking measures were used to assess both the outcome and the dynamic process of intention understanding.

Study Design

Study Type
Observational
Observational Model
Cohort
Time Perspective
Cross Sectional

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
3 Years to 10 Years (Child)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • - Typically developing children without any developmental or neurological disorders.
  • Confirmed clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and reconfirmed by the criteria of the Diagnostic Observation Table for ASD, Second Edition (ADOS-2).
  • Confirmed clinical diagnosis of Intellectual Disability and the ADOS-2 with a comparison score below the ASD diagnostic cut-off score (comparison score≤2).

Exclusion Criteria

  • - Normal or corrected-to-normal vision, no color vision deficiencies, and legal guardian provided written informed consent.

Arms & Interventions

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Group

Typically Developing (TD) Group

Intellectual Disability(ID)Group

Investigators

Sponsor
University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Shan Gao

Professor

University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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