New device could spot autism in toddlers earlier
NCT ID NCT05874466
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a device called SenseToKnow that uses video and a caregiver survey to help detect autism in children aged 16 to 36 months. The goal is to see how accurate the device is compared to a doctor's diagnosis. About 350 children from Duke Health will take part.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 350 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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.
Who is studied
Participants will be patients 16-36 months of age recruited from \> 6 sites comprised of pediatric medical clinics that are part of the broader Duke University Health System in North Carolina.
- Ages
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16 to 36 months
- 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: 1. Duke Health pediatric patient at enrollment 2. 16-\<37 months of age at enrollment 3. Parent/legal guardian speaks English or Spanish 4. Parent/legal guardian understands and voluntarily provides informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe motor impairment that precludes study measure completion 2. Known genetic disorders 3. Severe hearing or visual impairment as determined on physical examination according to parent report 4. Acute illnesses likely to prevent successful or valid data collection 5. Uncontrolled epilepsy or seizure disorder 6. History or presence of a clinically significant medical disease, or a mental state that could confound the study or be detrimental to the subject as determined by the investigator 7. Acute exacerbations of chronic illnesses likely to prevent successful or valid data collection 8. Receiving therapies that affect vision 9. Parent/legal guardian and/or investigator believes that the child will be unable/unwilling to sit in the parent's lap to watch the app videos 10. Parent/legal guardian indicates that they or their child is unwilling or unable to complete the app administration, surveys, or diagnostic assessment 11. Participants who are otherwise judged as unable to comply with the protocol by the investigator 12. Any other factor that the investigator feels would make the study measures invalid
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University
RECRUITINGDurham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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