NCT07594171Completed
Comparative Outcomes of VR and In-person Interventions for Preschool-aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Comparative Outcomes of VR and In-person NDBI-informed Social Skills Interventions for Preschool-aged Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a virtual reality (VR)-based social skills intervention works as well as an in-person group intervention for improving social skills in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disability. It will also examine how these two approaches may differ in their effects across different settings. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do children who receive the VR-based intervention show improvements in social skills over time? Are there differences in outcomes between children receiving the VR-based intervention and those receiving the in-person group intervention? Researchers will compare a VR-based social skills intervention to an in-person group-based intervention with equivalent content to see if the mode of delivery affects treatment outcomes. Participants will: Be randomly assigned to either a VR-based intervention group or an in-person group intervention Participate in 8 weekly sessions, each lasting approximately 50 minutes Engage in structured, play-based social skills activities designed using naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention (NDBIs) principles Complete caregiver- and teacher-reported questionnaires before and after the intervention
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 32 (actual)
- First submitted
- 11 May 2026
- Start date
- 6 Dec 2023
- Primary completion date
- 31 Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07594171
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 32
- From 6 Dec 2023 to the primary completion date, 31 Oct 2025
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Other illness
- Known genetic or neurological conditions (e.g., epilepsy, fragile X syndrome, traumatic brain injury)
Other
- Significant sensory or motor impairments (e.g., severe visual or hearing impairments, major physical disabilities)
- Severe behavioral or emotional problems that would interfere with participation in interventions
Who the study is looking for
- Children aged 4 to under 7 years
- Full Scale IQ (FSIQ) ≥ 70 and Verbal Comprehension Index (VCI) ≥ 70
- Score ≥ 15 on the Checklist for Autism Spectrum Disorder-Chinese Version (CASD-C)
- Classification of Autism Spectrum Disorder based on Autism Diagnostic -Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2)
- Clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder by a licensed clinician
Age in the registry: 4 years to 6 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| National Cheng Kung University Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Tainan | Taiwan | Unknown status |
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