Can a fun app and parent training help kids with autism think better?
NCT ID NCT07376356
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a program that combines a daily digital game for children aged 5-8 with autism and weekly online coaching for their parents. The goal is to improve executive functions like self-control, memory, and flexibility. Researchers will measure changes using computer tasks, parent reports, and brain activity (EEG). The study involves 40 families in South Korea and aims to see if the program is practical and helpful in daily life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital application (ChuckChuck Step) and parent coaching
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a practical, home-based way to help children with autism improve skills like self-control, memory, and planning.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 40 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention requires daily effort and may not work for all children.
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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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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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5 to 8 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * Children in South Korea aged 5-8 * Children with previous medical diagnosis of ASD or children categorized as "Autism" or "Autism Spectrum" after administering ADOS-2 * Children with language abilities that meet the eligibility for ADOS-2 Module 2 or 3 * Children with cognitive functioning assessed using the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence and a nonverbal IQ of 70 or above Exclusion Criteria: * Children with significant intellectual disability * Children with significant language delay
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