F84.5
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Autistic study group: Questionnaires (T0, T1, T3), eytracking tasks (T2), gaming paradigma (T3)
Group 2: Non-autistic control group: Questionnaires (T0, T1, T3), eytracking tasks (T2), gaming
Sponsors
Institute of Technical Medicine, Furtwangen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Sufficient knowledge in German language, IQ >= 80
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: acute increased psychic stress, measured by BSI 53 with a T value >= 63 on the sum scale; acute intoxication with alcohol, THC oder drugs; photosensitive epilepsy; stimulance based ADHD medication
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Significant group differences are found between the experimental and control groups in the psychophysiological stress response during social interaction with the hyperrealistic avatars, measured by heart rate variability in the different conditions of the serious game paradigm. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| a) Significant group differences are found between the experimental and control groups in emotion recognition ability. The rate of correctly identified emotional stimuli differs significantly between the two groups. b) Significant group differences are found between the experimental and control groups in eye movement behavior during the eye-tracking tasks. Individuals on the autism spectrum achieves fewer correct eye movements in the antisaccade task when using negatively emotionally charged stimuli. | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactLudger Tebartz van Elst
Universitätsklinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Outcome results
None listed