VR training aims to ease sensory struggles in kids with autism
NCT ID NCT05171244
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether immersive virtual reality (VR) can train children with autism, aged 8 to 16, to better process multiple senses at once. Fifty participants will either receive VR training plus usual care or usual care alone. The goal is to see if VR practice helps them feel more comfortable in everyday environments and boosts their independence.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- virtual reality training
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new, engaging way to help children with autism better handle everyday sensory situations and become more independent.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study with only 50 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The training is experimental and may not lead to lasting improvements.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2028
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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8 to 16 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: * Child / adolescent aged 8 to 16 years, diagnosed with ASD (DSM-5, ADOS, ADI-R criteria). * Without intellectual delay (QNV\> 70, WISC-IV or V, WAIS-III or IV). * Benefiting from a treatment program at the University Center for Child Psychiatry (CHRU Bretonneau-Tours). * Schooled in the ordinary school context (primary school, middle school, high school, ULIS). * Having expressed their agreement to participate in the study. * Whose parents or legal representatives have signed written consent. * Whose parents or legal representatives are affiliated or beneficiaries of a social security scheme. Exclusion Criteria: * Neuromotor disorders. * Uncorrected visual disorders. * Hearing impairment. * Known epilepsy. * Anxiety syndromes identified. * Hyper ADD / H type activity. * Treatment with methylphenidate. - Rare genetic syndrome.
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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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Le Centre universitaire de pédopsychiatrie
RECRUITINGTours, Tours, 37000, France
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Pedopsychiatry, University Hospital, Tours
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTours, 37044, France
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