STRW-T Intervention for Autistic Adolescents in 11th and 12th Grade

Part of paid clinical trials in Carrboro, North Carolina.

Sponsor
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Study ID
NCT06552286
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
15 Years - 21 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • STRW-T — BEHAVIORAL
    The STRW-T intervention consists of 15 weekly caregiver group sessions and caregiver-teen dyad sessions delivered via Zoom. The targeted daily living skills (DLS) have been identified and refined through our prior studies and include: Morning routine, laundry, kitchen/cooking, grocery shopping, and money management. Evidence-based strategies are utilized to facilitate acquisition, mastery, and generalization of specific DLS at home and in the community. During dyad sessions, teens will work on DLS in their home environment and will receive coaching and instruction from both their caregiver and the therapist. During caregiver group sessions, the therapist will discuss the content of dyad sessions and engage in problem solving with each caregiver (e.g., using and fading rewards, implementing strategies to increase success, teen motivation/buy-in).
  • PEERS-T — BEHAVIORAL
    PEERS-T is a 15-week intervention with concurrent caregiver and teen group telehealth sessions that target social skills (e.g., building friendships, conversing, dealing with bullying). PEERS-T was chosen as the control because it is one of the few evidence-based interventions for autistic adolescents and does not address daily living skills. PEERS-T is also matched to STRW-T on duration and is clinically meaningful to families.

Study Details

The current study seeks to compare outcomes of a telehealth intervention targeting daily living skills (Surviving and Thriving in the Real World - Telehealth, or STRW-T) intervention to a control group telehealth intervention targeting social skills (Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills- Telehealth, or PEERS-T). The key endpoint will be change in daily living skills on primary and secondary outcome measures at the end of treatment.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 10, 2024
Status verified
Mar 2026
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2029
Completion
Dec 31, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
192 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Surviving and Thriving in the Real World - Telehealth (STRW-T)
    randomized to STRW-T intervention
  • Active Comparator: Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills - Telehealth (PEERS-T)
    randomized to PEERS-T intervention

Primary Outcome Measure

Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 3rd Edition [ Time Frame: 4 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (2)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of North Carolina - Chapel HillCarrboroNorth Carolina27510
Laura Klinger, Ph.D.
[email protected]
Laura Klinger, Ph.D. (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterCincinnatiOhio45229
Carrie Fassler
[email protected]
5138033580
Amie M Duncan, Ph.D. (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)

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By specialty
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