Enhancing Social Skills Development through Training in the Metaverse: A Study Investigating the Effects of Digital Therapy for Students with Developmental Disorders

An Exploratory Clinical Trial Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness of Metaverse-based Social Enhancement Digital Therapy on the Development of Social Skills in Students with Developmental Disabilities

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0009495

Enrollment

Registered

2024-05-31

Start date

2024-05-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-06-24

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : Participants who have completed the preliminary assessment will be randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to either the experimental group or the control group (Treatment as Usual, TAU). The ex

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Children enrolled in special education schools (or classes) due to developmental disabilities - Children identified as capable of using social skills intervention software - Children with an ASSQ (Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire) score of 14 or higher - Children for whom there are no planned changes in the frequency or content of existing rehabilitation therapies (e.g., physical therapy, cognitive therapy, speech therapy) and medication treatments from the pre-test to the post-test during the study period - Children whose legal guardians, themselves, and their special education teachers agree to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children with a history of congenital or acquired brain injury, such as cerebral palsy Children who, according to experts or guardians, are expected to have significant developmental delays or behavioral regulation difficulties that would hinder their cooperation with activities and programs in the metaverse Children currently participating in social skills enhancement programs at other institutions during the study period Children who refuse to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Korean version of Social Responsiveness Scale-2, K-SRS-2	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Korean version of. Social Communication Questionnaire, K-SCQ;Korea-Child Behavior Checklist, K-CBCL;Korean version of the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-2, K-VABS-2;Children's Depression Inventory, K-CDI;Therapist observation index (Rudolph social effectiveness observation scale)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactSoyeon Kang

Seoul National University Hospital

soyeon.kang@snu.ac.kr+82-2-2072-4582

Outcome results