Autism blood test study aims to reduce stress
NCT ID NCT04638452
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study watches how children and adults with autism behave and feel during a routine blood test compared to people without autism. Researchers will record facial expressions, body movements, heart rate, and stress levels. The goal is to learn what makes blood tests harder for people with autism so care can be improved.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help healthcare providers better understand and support people with autism during medical procedures like blood tests.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial, so it won't directly change care. Results may not apply to all settings or individuals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2021
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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6 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: All participants : * Person over 6 years of age * Person who consent to participate in the study * Membership of the social security scheme * Person who not received analgesic treatment that may interfere with pain perception * Person with medical prescription for blood sample Participants with ASD : * Person with ASD diagnosis * If applicable, legal authority consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: All participants : * Person with unstabilized drug therapy * Person with acute or chronic pain * Person with pathology or receiving a treatment which can have an impact in modification of the pain * Person with oculomotor and/or neuro-motor disorders * Pregnant or breastfeeding woman * Person with deprivation of liberty * Person who no consent to participate in the study or no consent to realised video recording Participants without ASD : * Protected adult * Person with ASD diagnosis
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Charles PERRENS
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33076, France
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