Virtual Reality-Based Self-Modeling Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Brief summary (registry, in English)

Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by impairments in social communication and interaction, as well as restricted and repetitive behaviors. Behavioral and educational interventions are considered the most effective approaches to improve functional outcomes in children with ASD. However, access to these interventions may be disrupted in extraordinary situations such as natural disasters or limited access to specialized rehabilitation services. The aim of this study is to develop and evaluate a virtual reality (VR)-based intervention program using a self-modeling approach to improve core social communication skills in children with ASD. The program will focus on core social communication behaviors including eye contact, initiating joint attention, responding to joint attention, and gesture use. The study will include 75 children aged 6-11 years diagnosed with ASD without intellectual disability. Participants will be randomly assigned to three groups. The intervention group will receive a 12-week VR-based training program designed according to evidence-based behavioral principles and self-modeling scenarios. In the VR environment, children will observe themselves performing target behaviors and subsequently practice these behaviors within the same environment, with virtual reinforcement provided for successful performance. One control group will receive conventional rehabilitation training delivered by a special education teacher for the same duration, while another control group will not receive any additional intervention. Participants will be evaluated using standardized clinical assessment scales, behavioral observation methods, and eye-tracking measurements to assess changes in social communication skills and visual attention patterns.

What you commit to

• Study type: Interventional
• Planned participants: 75
• From 15 Jun 2025 to the primary completion date, Sept 2026
• 2 sites in 1 country
• Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who the study is looking for

Age in the registry: 6 years to 11 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

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