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Evaluating Efficacy of a Digital Game Therapeutic for Children With Autism
Sponsor: Stanford University
Summary
The following study aims to assess the efficacy of the game-based digital therapeutic, GuessWhat, in improving adaptive socialization skills in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). GuessWhat is a mobile application (available for free for iOS and Android) which contains a suite of games: pro-social charades, emotion guessing, and quiz. Participant families will use their personal smartphones to download the app and play it with their child according to a predetermined regimen.
Official title: Evaluating Efficacy of a Digital Game Based Therapeutic for Improving Socialization Outcomes in Autistic Children, A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
3 Years - 12 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1000
Start Date
2025-10
Completion Date
2026-12
Last Updated
2025-05-15
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Charades based mobile digital therapeutic
The mobile app is a charades style game and app that engages parent and child in fluid social interaction where the parent must guess what the child is acting out based on the prompt shown on the phone screen. Participants will use their own personal phone to download the study app. Parents are asked to play with their child 15 minutes 3-4 times per week for 8 weeks.
Locations (1)
Stanford University
Stanford, California, United States