onverbal Communication in a Computer Mediated Interaction of Persons with Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Conditions: F84.5; Asperger syndrome

• Registration Number: DRKS00010519
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie, Klinikum der Universität zu Köln

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-05-19
• Study Completion: 2019-07-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 103

Inclusion Criteria

All Participants:
normal unaided vision, writen consent //

Specific criteria for healthy controls:
- no psychiatric of neurological diseases,
- no momentary psychotropic medication //

Specific criteria for Persons with HFA/Asperger-Syndrom:
- F84.5 Diagnosis (Asperger-Syndrom) according to ICD-10,
- no neurological or psychiatric co-morbidities

Exclusion Criteria

- Minors or persons older than 60 Years
- Momentary or previous diagnosis of psychiatric or neurological disease other than F84.5 according to ICD-10 (Asperger-Syndrom).
- constrained / limited vision
- acute suicidal tendency, self- or other endangering behavior
- Lack of writen consent or any kind of momentary of permanent legal incompetency

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Our goal is studying nonverbal behavior in purely nonverbal interactions. We will examine the behavior of the individual interaction partner as well as the interaction dynamics in dependency of different degrees of interactivity.