Motor Skills and Virtual Reality Training in Adults With Autism
Studies whether virtual reality motor training helps adults with autism improve movement and balance.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Where
- Taipei, TaiwanSee the site
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Motor Function Assessment and VR-based Motor Training in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Status
- Recruiting
- People taking part
- 200 people, planned
- Started
- 15 Dec 2023
- Expected to end
- 31 Jul 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets no study treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- VR-based motor training
- Record updated
- 12 January 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
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 young adults with autism, and also adults without autism as a comparison group. It studies muscle strength, balance and movement, and a 6-week VR-based motor training.
- Age
- 18 to 45 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Adults with an autism (ASD) diagnosis from a licensed professional based on DSM-5, with full-scale IQ above 70 on the WAIS-IV. A control group has no ASD diagnosis and also IQ above 70.
Main reasons for not taking part
- History of major mental illness such as bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or psychosis
- Neurological disease or neurosurgery that affects walking, such as stroke or spinal cord injury
- Vision or hearing problems that would prevent taking part in the assessment or training
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 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
- was motivated to complete the 6-week VR-based motor function training
- had a full-scale IQ > 70 on the WAIS-IV
- young adult aged between 18 and 45 years who do not have a diagnosis of ASD
- had a full-scale IQ > 70 on the WAIS-IV
Who cannot take part
- a history of major mental illness (e.g., bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis), neurological diseases (e.g., stroke, lumbar radiculopathy, or spinal cord injury) that hamper walking function, or neurosurgery
- visual impairment and/or hearing impairment that would preclude participation in motor assessment or training; The Non-ASD control group
- a history of major mental illness (e.g., bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis), neurological diseases (e.g., stroke, lumbar radiculopathy, or spinal cord injury), or neurosurgery that hamper walking function
- visual impairment and/or hearing impairment that would preclude participation in motor assessment or training
Other criteria
- > The ASD Group
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Where in Taiwan
- National Taiwan University HospitalTaipei, TaiwanContact: Yi Ling Chien, Clinical ProfessorTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if autism affect motor functions, including muscle strength, balance, and motor control? Additionally, understanding the motor functions, cognitive functions, and brain activation in individuals with autism, and verifying whether motor training can effectively improve muscle strength, balance, and motor control. The main questions aim to answer are:
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[primary hypothesis or outcome measure 1]? [primary hypothesis or outcome measure 2]? If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare [arm information] to see if [insert effects].
Participants will [describe the main tasks participants will be asked to do, interventions they'll be given and use bullets if it is more than 2 items].
The 2 groups in the trial
- AutismTreatment being tested
Treatment: VR-based motor training
- Typically developing controlNo study treatment, for comparison
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
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- Motor Function Assessment and VR-based Motor Training in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Plain-language title
- Motor Skills and Virtual Reality Training in Adults With AutismGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07134569, who can take part
- Record updated
- 12 January 2026