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Prt-based Interventions with robots for training Childen with AutiSm in SOcial and communicative skills

Completed
Conditions
AutismAutism Spectrum DisorderPivotal Response TreatmentPRTinterventionrobotssocial skillscommunicative skills
Registration Number
NL-OMON29129
Lead Sponsor
Jan Buitelaar, MD PhDRadboud University Nijmegen Medical CentreDepartment of Cognitive NeuroscienceKarakter centre for child and adolescent psychiatry(0031)24-3610655email: Jan.Buitelaar@radboudumc.nl
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
75
Inclusion Criteria

children aged 3-8 years with a diagnosis of ASD, confirmed by the Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R) and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS)

-IQ > 70

Exclusion Criteria

-children of whom medication dosis cannot be fixed during the study

-children who received PRT earlier

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1) Report of partent and teacher:<br /><br>-Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS): ASD symptoms of the child, with the focus on social and communicative skills<br /><br>2) Report of child psychiatrist:<br /><br>-Clinical Global Impression Improvement Scale (CGI-I): a general impression on the improvement in mental health of the child with ASD
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rated by trained psychologist:<br /><br>1) Prompting requirement of communicative skills (CS) during PRT sessions<br /><br>2) Number of learning moments (LM) in which the child shows spontaneous appropriate behaviour (e.g. initiations)<br /><br>Rated by child:<br /><br>3) Visual Analogue scale (VAS): likability of the robot and child's affect during PRT robot treatment
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