Brain and eye clues to emotion recognition in autism and psychosis
NCT ID NCT05501405
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to understand why people with autism or schizophrenia sometimes struggle to recognize emotions on faces. Researchers used brain wave recordings (EEG) and eye-tracking to see how participants processed facial expressions. The study included people with autism, schizophrenia, or certain genetic conditions, but was ended early after enrolling only 14 participants.
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Study facts
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- 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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14 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Apr 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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10 to 50 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Individuals with a genetic condition with psychiatric expression (22q11.2 microdeletion syndrome, Williams syndrome, Präder-Willi syndrome) * Individuals with schizophrenia according to DSM-5 criteria * Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) according to DSM-5 criteria * Individuals between the ages of 10 and 50 * French native language * Psychotropic treatment unchanged during the month preceding inclusion * Stable symptomatology * Individuals having given their informed consent to participate in the study (consent of legal tutors for minors or under tutorship Exclusion Criteria: * Recent addiction, excluding tobacco addiction (according to DSM-5 criteria) * Neurological disorders of vascular, infectious or neurodegenerative origin for patients with schizophrenia or ASD * Uncorrected visual acuity disorder * Use of somatic medications that have a cerebral or psychological impact (e.g. corticosteroids) * Pregnant women
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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centre de réhabilitation - Hôpital le Vinatier
Lyon, Rhône, 69006, France
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