Using Serious Game Technology to Improve Sensitivity to Eye Gaze in Autism
- Conditions
- Autism
- Registration Number
- NCT02968225
- Lead Sponsor
- Penn State University
- Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that this serious game (designed to provide a learning environment that maximizes opportunities for adolescents with autism to discover the functional utility of eye gaze) will improve sensitivity to eye gaze cues, specifically to identify gazed-at objects, and will also lead to increased social attention to faces in adolescents with autism. The investigators will test this hypothesis in a small-scale exploratory randomized control trial that will include both behavioral and eye tracking outcome measures.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Not provided
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Social/Visual Attention Task 2 Months Eye tracking
Dynamic Eye Gaze Following Task 2 Months Eye tracking and accuracy
Static Eye Gaze Following Task 2 months Eye tracking and accuracy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Social Skills Inventory System - Child version 2 months Adolescents completing measure of social skills and problem behaviors in themselves
Social Responsiveness Scale 2 months Parents completing measure of autism-like behavior in adolescents
Treatment as Usual 2 months Parents reporting on social and behavioral treatments adolescents receiving in and out of school
Social Skills Inventory System - Adult version 2 months Parents completing measure of social skills and problem behaviors in adolescents
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Pennsylvania State University
🇺🇸University Park, Pennsylvania, United States
Pennsylvania State University🇺🇸University Park, Pennsylvania, United States