autism spectrum disorder
Conditions
Interventions
Connectiivty neurofeedback 5 days, within 1 hour and 30 mins per day
Sponsors
Showa Univeristy
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients with pervasive developmental disorders and/or Autism Spectrum Disorder that satisfy criteria of DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5. (2) No major psychological and physical commorbidities (3) Patients who understand the content of the study and voluntarily consent to participate. (4) Patients who have the experience of participating the fMRI experiment and understand the psychological and physical stress associated with the fMRI experiment and still volunteer to participate in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) When patient's primary physician judge the patients to be not qualified. (2) When patients wear devices that are susceptable to high magnetic field of the MRI (such as artificial cardiac pacemaker, clip for aneurysms).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Facial expression judgement task (behavior, brain activity): Within 10 days after the completion of NF training | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Behavioral Test (Facial Expression Rating) 2. Brain Function Test (Resting-state brain activity) 3.1. Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale Japanese Version 3.2. Interpersonal Reactivity Index 3.3. State-Trait Anxiety Inventory | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactRyuichiro Hashimoto
Showa University Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University Karasuyama Hospital
Outcome results
None listed