Use of Eye Tracking to Study Social Perception Abnormalities in Children With Angelman Syndrome

Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other
Study Type: Observational
SUMMARY

Angelman syndrome (AS) is a rare neurogenetic disorder that affects approximately 1 in 15,000 children - approximately 500,000 people worldwide. It is a major neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by severe developmental delay with significant intellectual disability, lack of oral language, motor, balance, and sensory impairments. While basic research and clinical trials are progressing, the scientific community is still searching for key biomarkers to assess significant improvements in individuals participating in clinical trials. Eye tracking has been widely used in the diagnosis of social perception abnormalities in children with autism spectrum disorder, as has already been the case for other rare neurodevelopmental diseases. However, few studies have highlighted the usefulness of eye tracking as a diagnostic tool for social behavioral disorders in individuals with Angelman syndrome. Given the prevalence of autistic-like symptoms in patients with AS, if eye-tracking can identify abnormalities in social perception in children with Angelman syndrome, these measurements could become a biomarker for therapeutic studies in these patients.

Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 3
Maximum Age: 17
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• 40 children with Angelman syndrome diagnosed by genetic assessment or EEG.

• 20 healthy volunteer control children with no known genetic or psychiatric neurological pathology.

• Aged between 3 - 17 years.

• Male or female.

• Holders of parental authority and minors informed and not opposed to participation in the research.

Locations
Other Locations
France
Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades
RECRUITING
Paris
Contact Information
Primary
Nathalie MD, PhD Boddaert
nathalie.boddaert@aphp.fr
0033171396530
Backup
Hélène Morel
helene.morel@aphp.fr
0033171196346
Time Frame
Start Date: 2025-02-25
Estimated Completion Date: 2026-02
Participants
Target number of participants: 60
Treatments
Patients
Children with Angelman syndrome followed at Necker-Enfants Malades hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris in the Centre Expert Angelman.
Controls
Healthy volunteer children from the patients' entourage, without known neurological, genetic or psychiatric pathology.
Sponsors
Collaborators: URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin
Leads: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

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