Emotional processing in adults with intellectual developmental disorder
Official title: Assessing Emotional Processes in Adults With Intellectual Developmental Disorder Using the ACQUISS Battery
Run by Hôpital le Vinatier · NCT07303270 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will test whether adults with intellectual developmental disorder have trouble recognizing emotions and whether those difficulties are linked to attention and eye-movement processes compared with adults without IDD.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years to 35 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 60 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | Hôpital le Vinatier Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Bron) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | February 19, 2026 |
| Main results expected | August 2028 |
| Study ends | November 20, 2028 |
| Registry record updated | April 1, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07303270 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adults aged 18–35 with a DSM-5 diagnosis of intellectual developmental disorder who are French-speaking, covered by social security, able to provide consent (or whose guardian consents), and have a caregiver available to complete questionnaires.
✕Probably not a fit
People with unstable epilepsy, significant uncorrected visual or auditory impairments, major motor disorders, pregnancy or breastfeeding, or those on treatments that strongly affect brain or psychological functioning are unlikely to benefit or to be eligible.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
The study compares emotional abilities of adults with intellectual developmental disorder to a healthy control group using a three-step protocol. Step 1 screens intellectual, auditory, and visual functioning using standardized tests. Step 2 uses neuropsychological tasks of attention and oculomotor control while a family member completes behavioral questionnaires. Step 3 applies the ACQUISS experimental tasks (faces, faces in context, and prosody) to link emotion recognition performance with attentional and eye-movement measures.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the findings could help tailor behavioral interventions to improve social interactions and quality of life for adults with IDD.
How similar studies have gone: Previous research has documented emotion-recognition difficulties in people with intellectual disability and has used face and prosody tasks, so this approach builds on existing findings though adult-specific characterization remains limited.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: IDD group : * Diagnosis of IDD according to DSM-V criteria * aged between 18 and 3 years * French speaking * Membership or entitlement to a social security plan * informed consent, or that of the tutor, to take part in the study * presence of a caregiver to complete the questionnaires at V2. Control group : * aged between 18 and 35 years * French speaking * Membership or entitlement to a social security plan * Informed written consent to take part in the study. Exclusion Criteria: IDD group : * visual or auditory impairments, evaluated at V1 * non stabilized epilepsy * undergoing treatments that can impact brain or psychological functioning * major motor disorders * breastfeeding or pregnant woman Control group : * neurodevelopmental or psychiatric disorder * history of brain trauma (TBI, stroke, etc…) or non-stabilized epilepsy * visual or auditory impairments, evaluated at V1 * non stabilized epilepsy * undergoing treatments that can impact brain or psychological functioning * major motor disorders * breastfeeding or pregnant woman
Where it's running
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CH Le Vinatier
Bron, France Recruiting
Study contacts
- Study coordinator: Marie-Noelle Babinet, PhD
- Email: marie-noelle.babinet@ch-le-vinatier.fr
- Phone: +33437915380
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.