NCT07054866Recruiting
Rural Autistic Individuals - Supporting Expression
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This research study investigates how hand gestures can support language comprehension and communication skills of hearing speaking, non-speaking, and/or minimally verbal individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), who are especially disadvantaged by the lack of accessible services in their rural communities. Individuals with other cognitive profiles, including Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), ADHD, Dyslexia, and others are welcome too. The study uses methods of eye tracking and recording of brain activity to understand how hand gestures adapted from signs from American Sign Language, such as \[cry\], can promote successful understanding of words like "cry". The overarching goal is to help families effectively utilize gestures to support communication with their children.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 27 Jun 2025
- Start date
- 1 Oct 2025
- Primary completion date
- Dec 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Montana State University
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07054866
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 1 Oct 2025 to the primary completion date, 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
- 1\. Poor hearing. 2. Inborn or acquired brain damage.
Who the study is looking for
- 1.1 Confirmed (preferably) or suspected diagnosis of ASD (autism spectrum disorder), or a receptive language impairment (i.e., difficulties with comprehension, Developmental Language Disorder), or both. Additional diagnoses, including ADHD (Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder), are acceptable. Siblings and cousins of these individuals are also welcome.
- OR 1.2 No diagnoses of ASD or DLD for unrelated control typically-developing participants.
- 2\. Normal hearing and normal vision (or corrected to normal with glasses or contacts).
- 3\. Ages 2+. 4. English as the dominant language of caregivers. 5. Caregivers who self-identify as living in a rural area. 6. The ability to verbally or physically respond is optional.
Age in the registry: 2 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana State University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bozeman | United States | Recruiting |
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