Features Emotional Responses in Adults With Autism: Comparison With Bipolar Disorder

University Hospital, Tours1 site in 1 country90 target enrollmentMay 19, 2015

ConditionsAutism Spectrum Disorder Bipolar Disorder

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sponsor: University Hospital, Tours
Enrollment: 90
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Physiological emotional response during emotion elicitation in a laboratory session (Pupil size measured by eye tracking, heart rate, electrodermal response, breath rate) during emotion elicitation in a laboratory session
Last Updated: 4 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The objective of this study is to identify the specific characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in emotional response profiles and shared with Bipolar Disorder (BD) characteristics.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

May 19, 2015

End Date

May 26, 2021

Last Updated

4 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University Hospital, Tours

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•For all participants:
•Age between 18 and 50 years
•Normal vision (or corrected)
•Absence of neurological disorder (epilepsy , head trauma, ... )
•Ability to understand information about the protocol
•Informed and signed consent
•normal mood (euthymia)
•normal or high intelligence
•Subjects with ASD:
•Subjects with an autism spectrum disorder according to the DSM-5

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Physiological emotional response during emotion elicitation in a laboratory session (Pupil size measured by eye tracking, heart rate, electrodermal response, breath rate) during emotion elicitation in a laboratory session

Time Frame: average 1 hour

Secondary Outcomes

Subjective emotional response during emotion elicitation in a laboratory session(average 1 hour)
Facial emotional response during emotion elicitation in a laboratory session(average 1 hour)
Experience sampling method in real life during a week (emotions, activities, social context, burden)(within the first 7 days after inclusion)
Physiological emotional response in real life (heart rate, electrodermal response, breath rate, actimetry)(within the first 24h approx. after inclusion)