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Can a game app boost language in kids with autism?

NCT ID NCT07326423

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests a gamified app called MITA designed to improve language and thinking skills in children with autism aged 2 to 5. Sixty children will be randomly assigned to either use the app alongside their usual therapy or continue with standard care alone. The goal is to see if the app leads to greater improvements in developmental milestones and autism severity scores.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) app
What this could lead to
If it works, this could provide a fun, accessible way to boost language and cognitive skills in young children with autism.
What could go wrong
This is a small early-stage trial with only 60 children, so results may not apply to all. The app is a supplement, not a standalone treatment.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 60 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2021

Expected to finish

Dec 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

2 to 5 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: * age 2 and 5 years at the time of enrollment * diagnosis of ASD confirmed by a study investigator who was experienced in ASD diagnosis. Exclusion Criteria: * a neurodevelopmental disorder of known etiology (e.g., fragile X syndrome) * significant sensory or motor impairment, * major physical problems such as a chronic serious health condition, * seizures at time of entry. Children who developed seizures during the course of the study were not excluded. * use of psychoactive medications, * history of a serious head injury and/or neurologic disease, * alcohol or drug exposure during the prenatal period, * CARS-2 total score \> 48 (severe ASD).

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Conditions

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    Foz do Iguaçu, Paraná, 85865-370, Brazil

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