Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder Pivotal Response Treatment PRT intervention robots social skills communicative skills
Conditions
Interventions
The study includes 3 intervention conditions, to which participants will be randomly assigned:
1) PRT robot intervention on top of care-as-usual: 20 session of PRT, 30-45 min once a week with the imp
Sponsors
Jan Buitelaar, MD PhD
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre
Department of Cognitive Neuroscience
Karakter centre for child and adolescent psychiatry
(0031)24-3610655
email: Jan.Buitelaar@radboudumc.nl
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: -children aged 3-8 years with a diagnosis of ASD, confirmed by the Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised (ADI-R) and Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) -IQ > 70 -is able to speak single words at least -at least one parent speaks Dutch to the child at home
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: -children of whom medication dosis cannot be fixed during the study -children who received PRT earlier
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1) Report of partent and teacher: -Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS): ASD symptoms of the child, with the focus on social and communicative skills 2) Report of child psychiatrist: -Clinical Global Impression Improvement Scale (CGI-I): a general impression on the improvement in mental health of the child with ASD | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Rated by trained psychologist: 1) Prompting requirement of communicative skills (CS) during PRT sessions 2) Number of learning moments (LM) in which the child shows spontaneous appropriate behaviour (e.g. initiations) Rated by child: 3) Visual Analogue scale (VAS): likability of the robot and child's affect during PRT robot treatment | — |
Contacts
Public ContactIris Smeekens
Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre Department of Cognitive Neuroscience - HP126 Postbox 9101
Outcome results
None listed