Investigating passive smartphone-based monitoring as a biomarker for social interaction and communication deficits in adults with high-functioning autism

• Conditions: F84.0; F84.5; F84.1; Childhood autism; Asperger syndrome; Atypical autism

• Registration Number: DRKS00027034
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und PsychotherapieLVR-Klinikum DüsseldorfKliniken der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-10-29
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

Diagnosis of high functional autism (HFA). Age >18. Owning a smartphone.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion autism-spectrum-disorder. Psychosis, an organic brain disorder or an addiction disease. Caregiver.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
To assess whether patients with high-functioning autism show different social activity patterns assessed via passive smartphone monitoring as compared to healthy controls.<br><br>To assess whether differences in real life social activity are correlated with the degree of autistic traits and/or depressive symptoms.<br><br>To assess whether self-reported social adaption in patients with HFA correlate with data from passive monitoring.<br><br>To assess changes in self-reported social adaption, interaction and objectively assessed social activity changes during the course of participation in the DATE group.<br><br>To assess whether potential changes during the DATE group will be sustained afterwards.