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Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2025

Brief Report: Virtual Reality to Raise Awareness About Autism.

Ioulia Koniou, Elise Douard, Marc J Lanovaz

Open access · hybridAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ioulia KoniouÉcole de psychoéducation, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.
Elise DouardÉcole de psychoéducation, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada.
Marc J LanovazÉcole de psychoéducation, Université de Montréal, P.O. Box 6128, Downtown Station, Montreal, QC, H3C 3J7, Canada. marc.lanovaz@umontreal.ca.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9023-0314
Institut Universitaire en Santé Mentale de Québec · CA

Funding

Fondation de l'Institut universitaire en santé mentale de Montréal N/AFonds de Recherche du Québec - Santé 269462Réseau national d'expertise en troubles du spectre de l'autisme N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe purpose of the study was to develop and test a virtual reality application designed to put the participants "in the shoes" of an autistic person during a routine task.

methodThe study involved a randomized controlled trial that included 103 participants recruited from a technical college. Each participant responded to three questionnaires to measure attitudes, knowledge, and openness toward autism. Prior to responding to these questionnaires, the participants in the experimental group also completed an 8-min virtual reality simulation designed by the research team in collaboration with autistic individuals.

resultsThe participants who completed the virtual reality simulation reported better attitudes, more knowledge, and higher openness toward autism than the participants in the control group.

conclusionThe results of the study suggest that virtual reality simulations are promising tools to raise awareness about autism.

Indexed as

Autistic DisorderAwarenessHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeVirtual RealityAdolescentAdultFemaleHumansMaleSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAutismAwarenessStigmatizationVirtual Reality

Identifiers

PMID38079034
PMCPMC12367809
OpenAlexW4389568383

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