Emotional Skills Training with Social Robot

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

20

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

June 5, 2023

Primary Completion Date

February 6, 2024

Study Completion Date

April 24, 2025

Conditions
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Interventions
OTHER

NAO intervention

"The protocol is divided into 4 stages:~1. EMOTION RECOGNITION - Mime Game: activity aimed at acquiring the ability to label basic emotions.~2. EMOTION/SITUATION ASSOCIATION - How do I feel when...? game: presentation of social situations to acquire the ability to attribute the emotion associated with the situation presented.~3. DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN EMOTIONS AND THOUGHTS - Think-Feel Game: activity aimed at differentiating thoughts from emotions and acquiring the skill of linking a thought to an emotion.~4. LEARNING A REPERTOIRE OF USEFUL THOUGHTS: acquisition of useful thoughts related to certain emotional situations. The robot provides instructions and if the child requests it, it elects prompts."

OTHER

Traditional intervention

"The protocol is divided into 4 stages:~1. EMOTION RECOGNITION - Mime Game: activity aimed at acquiring the ability to label basic emotions.~2. EMOTION/SITUATION ASSOCIATION - How do I feel when...? game: presentation of social situations to acquire the ability to attribute the emotion associated with the situation presented.~3. DIFFERENTIATION BETWEEN EMOTIONS AND THOUGHTS - Think-Feel Game: activity aimed at differentiating thoughts from emotions and acquiring the skill of linking a thought to an emotion.~4. LEARNING A REPERTOIRE OF USEFUL THOUGHTS: acquisition of useful thoughts related to certain emotional situations. The therapist provides instructions, and if the child has difficulty responding, he or she may ask the operator for prompts."

Trial Locations (1)

98164

RECRUITING

Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB) - National Research Council (CNR), Messina

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Messina, Italy

OTHER

lead

Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica

OTHER