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

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00027034

Enrollment

Registered

2021-10-29

Start date

2021-11-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

F84.0 F84.5 F84.1

Interventions

Group 1: 15 subjects with diagnosis of a high functional autism (HFA) and a three months lasting participation at the der Düsseldorfer Autismus Therapiegruppe für Erwachsene (DATE). Group 2: 15 subjec

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

19 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Measure

Time frame

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

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLeonhard Schilbach

Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie und PsychotherapieLVR-Klinikum DüsseldorfKliniken der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf

Leonhard.Schilbach@lvr.de+49 211 922 3300

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026