VR training may boost motor skills in adults with autism
NCT ID NCT07134569
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how autism affects motor functions like strength, balance, and coordination in adults aged 18 to 45. Researchers will also test whether a 6-week virtual reality training program can help improve these skills. The goal is to better understand the link between motor and cognitive abilities in autism.
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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 200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 to 45 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.
\> The ASD Group Inclusion criteria: * young adult aged between 18 and 45 years who had a diagnosis of ASD from a licensed mental health or medical professional based on DSM-5. * was motivated to complete the 6-week VR-based motor function training. * had a full-scale IQ \> 70 on the WAIS-IV. Exclusion criteria: * a history of major mental illness (e.g., bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis), neurological diseases (e.g., stroke, lumbar radiculopathy, or spinal cord injury) that hamper walking function, or neurosurgery. * visual impairment and/or hearing impairment that would preclude participation in motor assessment or training. * The Non-ASD control group Inclusion criteria: * young adult aged between 18 and 45 years who do not have a diagnosis of ASD. * had a full-scale IQ \> 70 on the WAIS-IV. Exclusion criteria: * a history of major mental illness (e.g., bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis), neurological diseases (e.g., stroke, lumbar radiculopathy, or spinal cord injury), or neurosurgery that hamper walking function. * visual impairment and/or hearing impairment that would preclude participation in motor assessment or training.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Taiwan University Hospital
RECRUITINGTaipei, Taiwan
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