Evaluating Efficacy of a Digital Game Therapeutic for Children With Autism

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Sponsor
Stanford University
Study ID
NCT06058104
Status
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
3 Years - 12 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Charades based mobile digital therapeutic — DEVICE
    The mobile app is a charades style game and app that engages parent and child in fluid social interaction where the parent must guess what the child is acting out based on the prompt shown on the phone screen. Participants will use their own personal phone to download the study app. Parents are asked to play with their child 15 minutes 3-4 times per week for 8 weeks.

Study Details

The following study aims to assess the efficacy of the game-based digital therapeutic, GuessWhat, in improving adaptive socialization skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). GuessWhat is a mobile application (available for free for iOS and Android) which contains a suite of games: pro-social charades, emotion guessing, and quiz. Participant families will use their personal smartphones to download the app and play it with their child according to a predetermined regimen.

Key Dates

Start date
Oct 31, 2025
Status verified
May 2025
Primary completion
Oct 31, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
1,000 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Charades-based mobile digital therapeutic
    The mobile app is a charades style game and app that engages parent and child in fluid social interaction where the parent must guess what the child is acting out based on the prompt shown on the phone screen. Participants will use their own personal phone to download the study app. Parents are asked to play with their child for 15 minutes 3-4 times per week for 8 weeks.
  • No Intervention: Treatment as Usual
    Participants in control group will continue their Applied Behavior Analysis therapy as usual for 8 weeks, and then will be able to cross-over to the treatment condition at week 8.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in parent reported socialization based on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales 3rd Edition (VABS-3) Parent/Caregiver Socialization Subscale, from baseline to week 8 [ Time Frame: Baseline (Week 0), Week 8 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Stanford UniversityStanfordCalifornia94305-

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