Understanding motor skills in children with autism

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This research aims to characterize the motor skills and psycho-physiological correlates of children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) through a case-control approach. The study will utilize automated and standardized assessments to measure general motor skills, fine motor skills, and oculomotor control. Additionally, it will explore the relationships between motor difficulties and cognitive and social challenges in these children, comparing performance across different motor domains and evaluating intergroup differences based on various clinical characteristics. The goal is to provide a comprehensive understanding of motor deficits associated with ASD.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria :

All participants :

* Be between 6 and 11 years old
* Mastery of the French language
* Be affiliated with a Social Security scheme or benefit from affiliation by a third person
* Both parents (or the holder of legal authority) have read, understood and signed the study consent
* Be affiliated with social security

Participants with ASD should also verify the following inclusion criteria:

* Being diagnosed with ASD (DSM-V)

Exclusion Criteria :

All participants :

* Refusal to participate in the research on the part of the participant and / or holders of parental authority.
* Be a person benefiting from enhanced protection, namely : persons deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons staying in a health or social establishment.
* Have uncorrected visual or hearing problems
* To have concomitant psychotropic drug treatments not stabilized, initiated in the last 2 months: antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anti-epileptics, psychostimulants, antidepressants.
* Have a motor handicap of the upper or lower limbs, fitted or not.
* Have diagnosed neurological or psychiatric disorders, present a general or metabolic pathology having a known impact on the child's motor skills (eg: Epilepsy, Tics and Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome, Intellectual Deficiency, Neuromuscular Syndrome, Metabolic Neurological Syndrome , neoplasms)
* Suspicion of low intellectual efficiency if at least one of the two subtests (Similarities or Matrices) of WISC V (retrieved from the medical file if the TSA participant) presents a result (standard score) strictly lower than 7.

Participants without ASD :

* Participant with ADHD (Attention Deficit Disorder with or without Hyperactivity) or CDD (Developmental Coordination Disorder)

Where it's running

• Centre Hospitalier Charles Perrens
  Bordeaux, France Recruiting
• Centre Hospitalier La Rochelle Re Aunis
  La Rochelle, France Recruiting
• CHU de LIMOGES
  Limoges, France Recruiting
• Centre Hospitalier Henri Laborit
  Poitiers, France Recruiting

Study contacts

• Study coordinator: Anouck AMESTOY, MD
• Email: aamestoy@ch-perrens.fr
• Phone: 05 56 56 67 19

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.