Emotional Skills Training with Social Robot
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: NAO intervention, Traditional intervention.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder. Basic parameters: 5 years — 10 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Italy
- Next step
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Official title
Evaluate the Effect of Social Robot Mediation on the Development of Emotional Skills
Overview
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that involves difficulties especially in the sphere of social interaction, social communication, and restricted and stereotyped behavior patterns. In particular, emotional regulation is a central developmental skill. In fact, the emotional dysregulation observed in children with autism results in increased social and behavioral difficulties over time. Therefore, the present protocol aims to test the role of a human-assisted social robot as a mediator of social-emotional understanding intervention for children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The children, will be divided into two groups, an experimental one in which training will be conducted through the use of social robot and control group which will be conducted through traditional therapy.
Interventions
- Other NAO intervention
The protocol is divided into 4 stages: 1. EMOTION RECOGNITION - "Mime Game": activity aimed at acquiring the ability to label basic emotions. 2. EMOTION/SITUATION ASSOCIATION - "How do I feel when...?" game: presentation of social situations to acquire the ability to attribute the emotion associated with the situation presented. 3. DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN EMOTIONS AND THOUGHTS - "Think-Feel Game": activity aimed at differentiating thoughts from emotions and acquiring the skill of linking a thou - Other Traditional intervention
The protocol is divided into 4 stages: 1. EMOTION RECOGNITION - "Mime Game": activity aimed at acquiring the ability to label basic emotions. 2. EMOTION/SITUATION ASSOCIATION - "How do I feel when...?" game: presentation of social situations to acquire the ability to attribute the emotion associated with the situation presented. 3. DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN EMOTIONS AND THOUGHTS - "Think-Feel Game": activity aimed at differentiating thoughts from emotions and acquiring the skill of linking a thou
Primary outcome measures
- Test of Emotional Vocabulary [Time frame: The administration has a duration of 15 minutes.]
- Test of emotion comprehension [Time frame: The administration has a duration of 15-20 minutes.]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Language in sentences
- use of connectors
- ability to narrate events not present
- ADOS level: module 2
- Griffiths: QS>75
Exclusion criteria
- presence of other medical disorders
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Single blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Italy · 1 center
- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB) - National Research Council (CNR) — Messina
Publications
- American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (5th ed.) https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.books.9780890425596.
- Berkovits, L., Eisenhower, A. e Blacher, J. (2017). Regolazione delle emozioni nei bambini piccoli con disturbi dello spettro autistico. Giornale di autismo e disturbi dello sviluppo, 47(1), 68-79.
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06179953 · CNR-IRIB-PRO-2023-010