Autonomous social robots detect and intervene autism
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Unknown
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Sponsor
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Chinese versions of Social Communication Questionnaire
Study Overview
Brief Summary
To examine whether the robot-based intervention (RBI) is effective in promoting eye contact in autistic children, in comparison to the human-based intervention (HBI). There are four hypotheses. H1: Autistic children in the HBI will have fewer eye contact with the agent and less attentive duration than those in the RBI over the four-month intervention. H2: Autistic children in the HBI will be prompted more often by the agent and will be less likely to respond to the prompts than those in the RBI. H3: Autistic children in the RBI will have more eye contact with adults (their parents and human experimenter) than those in the HBI at the end of intervention. Such learning outcome will be maintained one month after the intervention. RBI is more effective for autistic children with more severe autism severity and intellectual disabilities than those with less severe autism severity and intellectual disabilities.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Primary Purpose
- 随机平行对照
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 4 to 6 (—)
- Sex
- All
Inclusion Criteria
- •Have their diagnoses of being on the autism spectrum confirmed by a trained professional who had completed ADOS-2 (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule - 2nd edition, Lord, 2012) Advanced/Research Training;
- •Have no hearing or vision impairment;
- •Can follow simple commands (e.g., "No", "Come here");
- •Are aged 4-6;
- •Have IQs 50 or above (WPPSI-4th edition; Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence™ - Fourth Edition (Chinese) (Weschler, 2013; Chen et al., 2013);
- •Can comprehend phrases with at least two components.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Have hearing or vision impairment;
- •Have IQs below 49;
- •Cannot comprehend phrases with at least two components.
Arms & Interventions
RBI group
HBI group
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Chinese versions of Social Communication Questionnaire
Time Frame: pretest, immediate posttest after intervention, one month after intervention
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported