NCT06181864

Emotional Regulation in Individuals With Autism

Emotional Regulation to Manage Anxiety and Anger in Individuals With Autism

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Years – 11 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of the study is to learn about and manage emotions such as anxiety and anger. The activities are aimed at identifying and managing emotions such as anxiety and anger, through the recognition of the changes that occur at a physiological, cognitive, behavioral and communicative level. In the first sessions, children will be exposed to the emotion of happiness through pleasant activities and involved in relaxation exercises. In subsequent sessions, anger and then anxiety will be addressed first. Social tools will be introduced and ways of thinking and perspective useful to children will be addressed. Furthermore, they will learn to use all the tools and strategies necessary to face and overcome the various emotions and situations in a functional manner. In the final sessions, children will work to design a cognitive-behavioral intervention program for themselves and other group members to improve the management of anxiety and anger. The expected results concern the acquisition of adequate emotional regulation; the construction of functional thoughts, social tools, thinking and perspective tools, adequate strategies for managing emotions; the design of a cognitive-behavioral intervention program in daily life and the strengthening of relational, social, empathic and resilient skills within the peer group and families.

Conditions

• Autism
• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	NAO intervention	The subjects will undergo a pre-intervention assessment phase that will consist of administering the Test of Emotional Vocabulary (TLE) and the Test of emotion comprehension (TEC). The tests will be re-submitted at the end of the intervention. Having ascertained the presence of the inclusion criteria and following randomization of the sample, the Experimental Group constituted of 20 children, will be administered the research task, which involves 15 sessions, one per week lasting one hour and thirty minutes. the children are guided by the voice of the robot Nao. The robot guides them in carrying out practical and relaxation activities. Consequently, audio visual feedback will be provided, via the robot, to return information to the subject about the accuracy of the response.
OTHER	Traditional intervention	The subjects will undergo a pre-intervention assessment phase that will consist of administering the Test of Emotional Vocabulary (TLE) and the Test of emotion comprehension (TEC). The tests will be re-submitted at the end of the intervention. Having ascertained the presence of the inclusion criteria and following randomization of the sample, the Experimental Group constituted of 20 children, will be administered the research task, which involves 15 sessions, one per week lasting one hour and thirty minutes. The children are guided by the instructions of the operator who guides them in carrying out practical and relaxation activities. Consequently, the operator will provide feedback, to return information to the subject regarding the accuracy of the response.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-05-10
• Primary completion: 2023-11-21
• Completion: 2025-02-10
• First posted: 2023-12-26
• Last updated: 2023-12-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy