NCT05664841RecruitingPhase 2
The Impact of a Virtual Magic Trick Training Program
The Impact of a Virtual Magic Trick Training Program on Social Emotional Functioning in Adolescents With Autism
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 6 Feb 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The proposed project will attempt to confirm the benefits of a structured magic trick training program (MTTP) experience in adolescents with autism. Benefits of participating in a 6-week virtual MTTP will be evaluated using validated assessments to measure social-emotional competencies.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 2
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 5 Dec 2022
- Start date
- 27 Mar 2023
- Primary completion date
- 1 Feb 2028
- Lead sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT05664841
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
- Planned participants: 60
- From 27 Mar 2023 to the primary completion date, 1 Feb 2028
- 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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Prior treatment
- Previous participation in organized magic learning program or camp;
- Current or planned participation in psychological therapy or a clinical trial during the study period that could affect the outcomes of the study.
Other
- Severe hearing or visual impairments that prevent online learning;
Who the study is looking for
- Confirmed diagnosis (with proof of evidence) of autism;
- Aged between 11 and 18 years (younger children may lack the inductive reasoning skills to learn magic tricks);
- Have functional hand dexterity to do magic tricks
- Intact cognition as indicated by a score above the corresponding cut-off point of the child's age on the Mini-Mental Examination for Children; and
- Access to internet and a computer or smartphone that can perform videoconferencing.
Age in the registry: 11 years to 18 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Birmingham | United States | Recruiting |
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