How adults with autism make eye contact in different conversations
Studies eye contact and stress responses in adults with autism during talks.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Course of Face-to-face Interactions in Adults With Autism
Key facts
- Where
- Deventer, NetherlandsSee the site
AI summary: who the study is looking for
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for adults with autism and neurotypical adults. It studies eye contact during formal and informal conversations.
- Age
- 18 Years to 65 Years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), diagnosed using an internationally recognized classification system, or neurotypical adults.
- Earlier treatment
- People who are familiar with treatment in the VGZ cannot join.
Main reasons for not taking part
- No good command of the Dutch language
- Use of alcohol and/or recreational drugs during the research
- Mentally too unstable to take part in the research
- Familiarity with treatment in the VGZ
Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
Could this be for you?
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- Are you between 18 and 65 years old?
Source: NCT06925308, who can take part
Where in Netherlands
- Dimence GroepDeventer, NetherlandsContact: Nynke Boonstra, ProfessorTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
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- Who runs it
- UMC Utrecht
- Trial code
- NCT06925308
- Record updated
- 13 April 2025
- Original description
This research explores how adults with autism make eye contact during formal and informal interactions; to what extent the nature of a conversation influences how eye contact is made in terms of length, frequency and overall presentation. Also what physiological responses to eye contact are, in order to determine to what extent eye contact leads to an increased, decreased or unchanged stress level. In addition, to gain insight into the similarities and differences in how people with ASD respond to eye contact of others compared to their own eye contact.Read full original descriptionShow less
Course of Face-to-face Interactions in Adults With Autism: An Exploratory Mixed Methods Experimental Design
This research explores how adults with autism make eye contact during formal and informal interactions; to what extent the nature of a conversation influences how eye contact is made in terms of length, frequency and overall presentation. Also what physiological responses to eye contact are, in order to determine to what extent eye contact leads to an increased, decreased or unchanged stress level. In addition, to gain insight into the similarities and differences in how people with ASD respond to eye contact of others compared to their own eye contact.
Inclusion: Neurotypical adults and adults with an ASD, determined according to an internationally recognized classification system; Able to understand the instructions; Motivation to participate in research.
Exclusion: Use of alcohol and/or recreational drugs during the research; No good command of the Dutch language; Mentally too unstable to participate in the research; Familiarity with treatment in the VGZ.