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Assessing Emotional Processes in Adults With Intellectual Developmental Disorder Using the ACQUISS Battery
Led by Hôpital le Vinatier · Updated on 2026-04-01
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
15 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
Researchers are studying emotional processes in adults with Intellectual Developmental Disorder (IDD) to better understand how emotional abilities affect their quality of life, relationships, and mental health. This study compares emotional strengths and weaknesses in adults with IDD to those in a healthy adult population. It also explores whether difficulties in recognizing emotions are linked to eye movement, attention, or behavioral challenges reported by families. The study involves three steps for all participants. Step 1 includes tests to assess intellectual abilities and screen auditory and visual functions. Step 2 evaluates attention and eye movement through several neuropsychological tests while family members complete behavior questionnaires. Step 3 uses the ACQUISS protocol, which tests facial emotion recognition, emotion identification in social contexts, and vocal emotion recognition through specific tasks. Participants will attend several assessments including intellectual tests, auditory and visual screenings, attention and eye movement evaluations, and the ACQUISS emotional processing tasks. Families will provide behavioral information through questionnaires. Researchers will measure correct responses on the ACQUISS battery and other neuropsychological tasks to understand emotional and attentional abilities. The study runs from February 2026 to November 2028, with all activities supporting a better understanding of emotional processing in adults with IDD.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Emotional Processes in Adults With Intellectual Developmental Disorder
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- For the IDD group: diagnosis of Intellectual Developmental Disorder according to DSM-V criteria
- Aged between 18 and 35 years
- French speaking
- Membership or entitlement to a social security plan
- Informed consent given by participant or tutor
- Presence of a caregiver to complete questionnaires at visit 2
- For the control group: aged between 18 and 35 years
- French speaking
- Membership or entitlement to a social security plan
- Informed written consent to take part in the study
You will not qualify if you...
- For the IDD group: visual or auditory impairments as evaluated in visit 1
- Non-stabilized epilepsy
- Treatments that may affect brain or psychological functioning
- Major motor disorders
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
- For the control group: neurodevelopmental or psychiatric disorders
- History of brain trauma or non-stabilized epilepsy
- Visual or auditory impairments as evaluated in visit 1
- Treatments that may affect brain or psychological functioning
- Major motor disorders
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 1 visit
Participants undergo tests to evaluate intellectual abilities and auditory and visual screening.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 1 hour
Participants complete neuropsychological tests assessing attentional and oculomotor abilities while a family member completes behavioral questionnaires.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 1 hour
Participants complete the ACQUISS protocol involving tasks to assess emotional processing through facial emotion recognition, social context emotion identification, and vocal emotion recognition.
1 visit (in-person)
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
CH Le Vinatier
Bron, France, 69500
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Research Team
M
Marie-Noelle Babinet, PhD
M
Méline Devaluez, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Number of Arms
2
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