An observational study in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), sponsored by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 5 Years to 8 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-20.
Sponsored by University of Electronic Science and Technology of China · Observational
Children watch videos of a single model playing with toys, judge whether the model desires a new toy based on observing the model's varying expression intensities, and form a judgment on whether the model intends to obtain a new toy or not. During this process, children's eye-tracking data are recorded, and changes in blood oxygen levels in the cerebral cortex are captured via functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) equipment. This study discusses children's social attention and the corresponding neural mechanisms during the intention understanding process.
1,755 studies on the registry are indexed under Autism Spectrum Disorder; 507 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 90 is below the median of 102 across 328 observational studies indexed under Autism Spectrum Disorder.
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An estimated 90 Chinese children participated in this study, with 30 in the TD group, 30 in the ASD group, and 30 in the ID group. Children with ASD and ID were recruited from private or public specialist schools in Chengdu, while TD children were from primary school and kindergarten in Shehong City, Sichuan Province. The average age was 7 years old, including 15 males and 15 females in each group. Eye-tracking data with a sampling rate below 70% will be excluded from analysis.
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The proportions of fixation duration
The fixation duration proportion for each area of interest (AOI) was calculated as the ratio of the fixation duration of different AOIs (face, hand) to the total fixation duration of the screen.
Time frame: During the first 13 seconds video presentation.
The proportion of fixation duration on the screen displaying correct answers
The ratio of gaze duration on the correct answer screen to total gaze duration during the stage when judging whether the model wanted or did not want the new toy.
Time frame: Experimental material video from 18 seconds to 26 seconds
Changes in cerebral cortex blood oxygen concentration
Changes in blood oxygen concentration in the cerebral cortex were monitored throughout the entire experimental procedure.
Time frame: Each trial lasts 26 seconds, followed by a 20-second rest interval, for a total of 18 trials.
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Plan to share: Undecided
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Start is estimated for Oct 2026; primary completion for Dec 2026, 2 months later.
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