Eye-Tracking Biomarkers for Early Autism Detection in Former Preterm Infants
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
- Enrollment
- 40
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Number of participants with usable eye-tracking biomarker data
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This is a single center, intervention study of integrating the eye-tracking (ET) biomarker battery into the existing autism evaluation process at the Riley Early Years Program (EYP). Eligible participants referred for autism testing through EYP will undergo a traditional comprehensive diagnostic assessment by an EYP clinical psychologist.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Na
- Intervention Model
- Single Group
- Primary Purpose
- Diagnostic
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 14 Months to 48 Months (Child)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Children born at <37 weeks' gestational age who are 14-48 months old at time of referral
- •Ambulatory (i.e., cruising, walking)
- •Without significant visual impairment
- •Referred for autism testing through EYP (i.e. medium- or high-risk M-CHAT-R/F screening result at 16-22 months corrected age or by referral to Early Years based on caregiver or provider concern for autism)
Exclusion Criteria
- •Non-English-speaking participants and families.
Arms & Interventions
Intervention
Eye-tracking device
Intervention: Eye-tracking device (Device)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Number of participants with usable eye-tracking biomarker data
Time Frame: Day 1
The number of participants from whom usable eye-tracking biomarker data is collected will be totaled.
Number of participants with suspected autism
Time Frame: Day 1
The number of participants whose eye-tracker data suggest a potential autism diagnosis will be totaled.
Secondary Outcomes
- Caregiver attitudes towards use of the eye-tracking device(Day 1)
- Individual and Family Predictors (IFP)(Day 1)
Investigators
Pyone David
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Indiana University
