Robot-Mediated Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Neurology, Psychiatric, Psychiatric, Autism |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Neurology, Psychiatry / Psychology |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 4 - 8 |
| Updated: | 2/6/2019 |
| Start Date: | November 2015 |
| End Date: | February 2020 |
Robot-Mediated Social Skills Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
This study is being done to examine the impact of an interactive, social robotics program in
helping children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) understand emotions and how to better
recognize emotions while interacting with others. Eligible families will be randomized to
either the robot intervention (n=20) or a no intervention (TAU; n=20) condition for 8-14
weeks. Assessments will occur at pre- and post-intervention as well as weekly for both
conditions.
helping children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) understand emotions and how to better
recognize emotions while interacting with others. Eligible families will be randomized to
either the robot intervention (n=20) or a no intervention (TAU; n=20) condition for 8-14
weeks. Assessments will occur at pre- and post-intervention as well as weekly for both
conditions.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Child participants must be between the ages of 4 years, 0 months and 8 years, 11
months.
- Children must meet criteria for ASD or autism on the Autism Diagnostic Observation
Schedule (ADOS-2; Lord et al., 2012) plus receive a clinical judgment of pervasive
developmental disorder not otherwise specified (PDD-NOS) or autism by the study team.
- Children must possess sufficient expressive language skills to qualify for at least an
ADOS-2 Module 2.
- Caregivers must agree to participate in the study and commit to having their child
participating in the intervention to which they are randomized for approximately three
months.
- Caregivers must agree to bring their child in for pre-testing and post-testing.
- Family must speak English at least 50% in the home.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Child IQ <70 (per Stanford Binet short form).
- History of head injury, seizure disorder, severe aggression or self-injurious
behavior.
- Vision impairment after correction.
- Cannot be living in foster care.
We found this trial at
1
site
707 North Broadway
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
Baltimore, Maryland 21205
443-923-9200
Principal Investigator: Rebecca Landa, PhD, CCC-SLP
Phone: 443-923-7551
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