Storytelling With or Without Social Contextual Information in Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development

NCT04587557 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: HSEARS20160427001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study was to examine the effects of storytelling with or without contextual information on children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typical development (TD).

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Healthy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Eye gaze on the eye tracker

  Total fixation duration (TFD)

  Change from baseline to 4 weeks

• Eye gaze on the eye tracker

  Total visit duration (TVD)

  Change from baseline to 4 weeks

• Eye gaze on the eye tracker

  Total fixation count (TFC)

  Change from baseline to 4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Trail Making Test

  Change from baseline to 4 weeks

• Trail Making Test

  Change from baseline to 4 weeks

Study Arms (4)

ASD Group 1 - storytelling with social contextual information

EXPERIMENTAL

Storytelling with social contextual information for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Behavioral: Storytelling with social contextual information; Other: Children with ASD

ASD Group 2 - storytelling without social contextual information

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Storytelling without social contextual information for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Behavioral: Storytelling without social contextual information; Other: Children with ASD

TD Group 1 - storytelling with social contextual information

EXPERIMENTAL

Storytelling with social contextual information for typically developed children

Behavioral: Storytelling with social contextual information; Other: Children with TD

TD Group 2 - storytelling without social contextual information

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Storytelling without social contextual information for typically developed children

Behavioral: Storytelling without social contextual information; Other: Children with TD

Interventions

Storytelling with social contextual information BEHAVIORAL

Four out of 100 stories from a storytelling app (SAHK, 2013) that incorporated social contextual information, and inter-personal skills were selected. The intervention was in small group format, consisted of eight sessions across four weeks, two sessions per week, 30 minutes per session.

ASD Group 1 - storytelling with social contextual information; TD Group 1 - storytelling with social contextual information

Storytelling without social contextual information BEHAVIORAL

Four out of 100 stories from a storytelling app (SAHK, 2013) without social contextual information, and inter-personal skills were selected. The intervention was in small group format, consisted of eight sessions across four weeks, two sessions per week, 30 minutes per session.

ASD Group 2 - storytelling without social contextual information; TD Group 2 - storytelling without social contextual information

Children with ASD OTHER

Four out of 100 stories from a storytelling app (SAHK, 2013) were selected for children with ASD.

ASD Group 1 - storytelling with social contextual information; ASD Group 2 - storytelling without social contextual information

Children with TD OTHER

Four out of 100 stories from a storytelling app (SAHK, 2013) were selected for children with TD.

TD Group 1 - storytelling with social contextual information; TD Group 2 - storytelling without social contextual information

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years - 12 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• \) children aged between 6 and 12 years old;
• \) had a previous diagnosis of ASD from medical professionals;
• \) studied in mainstream primary school;
• \) had a composite IQ score of 80 or above
• \) children aged between 6 and 12 years old;
• \) had no developmental disorder or intellectual disability;
• \) attended primary school.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Hong Kong Polytechnic University: lead

Study Sites (1)

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Department of Rehabilitation Sciences

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Tang WYF, Fong KNK, Chung RCK. The Effects of Storytelling With or Without Social Contextual Information Regarding Eye Gaze and Visual Attention in Children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Typical Development: A Randomized, Controlled Eye-Tracking Study. J Autism Dev Disord. 2022 Mar;52(3):1257-1267. doi: 10.1007/s10803-021-05012-w. Epub 2021 Apr 28.

  PMID: 33909213 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 6, 2020
• First Posted: October 14, 2020
• Study Start: June 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2018
• Study Completion: December 1, 2018
• Last Updated: October 14, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)