NCT05157477Recruiting
Targeting the Sensory Disturbance in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Targeting the Sensory Disturbance in Autism Spectrum Disorder: The Effectiveness of Cognitive-behavior Therapy-based Virtual Reality Exposure Program
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 31 Jul 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study aims to establish a cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) based virtual exposure (VR) exposure program to train ASD adults coping with everyday sensory scenarios. Through the practice and training, the ASD participants may learn the strategy to deal with the common sensory scenarios and master the anxiety around the exposure. The anticipatory anxiety and the maladaptive behaviors may be decreased along with the process of desensitization, while the functional impairment related to sensory sensitivity can partly be recovered.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 90 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 2 Dec 2021
- Start date
- 17 Jun 2020
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT05157477
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 90
- From 17 Jun 2020 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other illness
- A history of major mental illness (e.g., bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis) or neurological diseases;
- visual impairment and/or hearing impairment that would preclude participation in the CBT-based VR exposure program
Who the study is looking for
- young adult aged between 18 and 45 years who had a diagnosis of ASD from a licensed mental health or medical professional based on DSM-5;
- has sensory and social problems as reported by the participant and the caregiver;
- is motivated to participate in the treatment;
- is fluent in Chinese;
- has a full-scale IQ \> 70 on WAIS-IV;
- scored ≧ 26 on the caregiver-reported Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), indicating clinical impairment associated with ASD.
Age in the registry: 20 years to 45 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Taiwan University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taipei | Taiwan | Recruiting |
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