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Behavioural Intervention

Digital Game Therapy for Autism

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Waitlist Available

Led By Dennis P Wall, PhD

Research Sponsored by Stanford University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline (week 0), week 8

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Study Summary

This trial studies the effects of an app, GuessWhat, on improving communication skills in kids with autism. Families use smartphones to download the app and play games like charades, emotion guessing and quizzes.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for children aged 3-12 with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), whose parents are at least 18 years old and can confirm the diagnosis. Parents need to have a compatible iOS or Android smartphone and be able to read English, Spanish, or Portuguese. Children with additional psychiatric or neurological conditions are not eligible.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests 'GuessWhat', a digital game therapeutic on smartphones designed to boost social skills in kids with ASD. It includes charades, emotion recognition games, and quizzes that families play following a set schedule.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves playing educational games on a mobile app, there aren't typical medical side effects; however, potential issues could include increased screen time leading to eye strain or less time spent on other activities.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline (week 0), week 8

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline (week 0), week 8

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline (week 0), week 8 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change in parent reported socialization based on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales 3rd Edition (VABS-3) Parent/Caregiver Socialization Subscale, from baseline to week 8

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Emotion Recognition from baseline to week 8

Change in Parental Stress Scale - from baseline to week 8

Other outcome measures

mobile autism risk assessment score at baseline

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Charades-based mobile digital therapeuticExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

The mobile app is a charades style game and app that engages parent and child in fluid social interaction where the parent must guess what the child is acting out based on the prompt shown on the phone screen. Participants will use their own personal phone to download the study app. Parents are asked to play with their child for 15 minutes 3-4 times per week for 8 weeks.

Group II: Treatment as UsualActive Control1 Intervention

Participants in control group will continue their Applied Behavior Analysis therapy as usual for 8 weeks, and then will be able to cross-over to the treatment condition at week 8.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Stanford UniversityLead Sponsor

2,387 Previous Clinical Trials

17,333,050 Total Patients Enrolled

33 Trials studying Autism Spectrum Disorder

3,097 Patients Enrolled for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Dennis P Wall, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorStanford University

5 Previous Clinical Trials

1,180 Total Patients Enrolled

5 Trials studying Autism Spectrum Disorder

1,180 Patients Enrolled for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are participants currently being recruited for this investigation?

"As observed on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is presently not enrolling participants. The initial posting of the study was in September 2021 and has yet to be updated as of the same date; however, there are 325 other studies actively recruiting patients at this time."

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What are the eligibility requirements for participating in this medical experiment?

"In order to meet the criteria for enrolment in this study, prospective participants must be diagnosed with autism and between 3-12 years of age. Altogether, 1000 individuals are sought out."

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Are individuals of any age allowed to participate in this research?

"Eligible participants must range from 3-12 years of age. 275 trials are available for those under 18 while 55 studies are suitable for seniors above 65."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Evaluating Efficacy of a Digital Game Therapeutic for Children With Autism

Dennis Paul Wall 2023. "Evaluating Efficacy of a Digital Game Therapeutic for Children With Autism". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06058104.