Rural Autistic Individuals - Supporting Expression

Part of paid clinical trials in Bozeman, Montana.

Sponsor
Montana State University
Study ID
NCT07054866
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • ADHD
  • Autism Disorder
  • Children
  • EEG
  • Eye Tracking
  • Language Development Disorders
  • Neuroimaging
  • Rural Health
  • Typical Development
  • fNIRS

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
2 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Speech-Gesture combinations — BEHAVIORAL
    this is a pretest, test, posttest evaluation of language comprehension with and without gestures, to see if gestures can improve language comprehension

Study Details

This research study investigates how hand gestures can support language comprehension and communication skills of hearing speaking, non-speaking, and/or minimally verbal individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), who are especially disadvantaged by the lack of accessible services in their rural communities. Individuals with other cognitive profiles, including Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), ADHD, Dyslexia, and others are welcome too. The study uses methods of eye tracking and recording of brain activity to understand how hand gestures adapted from signs from American Sign Language, such as \[cry\], can promote successful understanding of words like "cry". The overarching goal is to help families effectively utilize gestures to support communication with their children.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 31, 2025
Status verified
Jul 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2026
Completion
Jul 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE

Arms

  • Experimental: Language Evaluation

Primary Outcome Measure

EEG/ERP brain response [ Time Frame: from Enrollment to completion of study protocol within 3 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Montana State UniversityBozemanMontana59717
Nadya Modyanova, Ph.D.
[email protected]
406-848-1535

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