Status:

RECRUITING

More and Less Social Comprehension

Lead Sponsor:

University of Kansas Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)

University of Kansas

Conditions:

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

9-12 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this early Phase 1 clinical trial is to assess if the social content of a story impacts autistic children's listening comprehension of stories. The main questions this study aims to answer...

Detailed Description

Listening comprehension is an important predictor of later reading comprehension, academic success, health, psychosocial, and vocational outcomes; yet roughly 65% of autistic school-age children have ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Has a community or educational autism diagnosis (based on parent report);
  • Is between the ages of 9;0 to 12;11 (years; months);
  • Uses verbal phrase-level spoken language (based on parent report).

Exclusion

  • Speaks more than one language (based on parent report);
  • Has a known chromosomal abnormality (e.g., Fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome; based on parent report);
  • Has an intellectual impairment or cognitive disability (IQ \< 70; based on parent report);
  • Has Cerebral palsy (based on parent report);
  • Uncorrected visual impairments (based on parent report);
  • Minimal spoken language or no phrase spoken language (based on parent report or clinical observation).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 10 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

50 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06116552

Start Date

July 10 2023

End Date

December 1 2025

Last Update

April 4 2025

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University of Kansas Comprehension and Language Learning Lab

Lawrence, Kansas, United States, 66045