SENSE Theatre Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

NCT ID: NCT02276534

Last Updated: 2017-06-14

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

136 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-08-31

Study Completion Date

2017-05-31

Brief Summary

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The investigator's goal is to address the need for the development of social interventions for youth with autism in an innovative intervention, SENSE Theatre. The intervention blends established behavioral strategies with theatre techniques that emphasize the involvement of peers, play and performance. The resulting synergy extends promising pilot studies in a randomized group experiment.

Detailed Description

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The investigator's goal is to address the need for the development of social interventions for youth with autism in an innovative intervention, SENSE Theatre. The intervention blends established behavioral strategies with theatre techniques that emphasize the involvement of peers, play and performance. The resulting synergy extends promising pilot studies in a randomized group experiment.

Objectives: The purpose of the study is to evaluate and extend the impact of a peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention on children with ASD with an emphasis on social functioning. The 10-session program incorporates theatrical approaches, trained typically developing peers and established behavioral strategies. Previous studies using pre-post designs have reported improvement in several skills, such as face memory, theory of mind and social cognition. A primary objective of this investigation is to utilize a true experimental design while evaluating social ability across multiple levels of analysis including neuropsychological, cognitive, behavioral, and functional outcomes.

Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Theatre

The participants will receive 10 sessions of peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SENSE Theatre

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention.

No Intervention then Theatre

The participants will not receive the treatment for a period of time.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Delayed Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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SENSE Theatre

A peer-mediated, theatre-based intervention.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Delayed Intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder with IQ ≥ to 70.

Exclusion Criteria

* IQ ≤ 70, children with current aggression toward self or others.
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NIH

Sponsor Role collaborator

Vanderbilt University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Blythe Corbett

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Blythe A Corbett, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Vanderbilt University

Locations

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Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Key AP, Corbett BA. The Unfulfilled Promise of the N170 as a Social Biomarker. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2020 Mar;5(3):342-353. doi: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2019.08.011. Epub 2019 Sep 13.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31679960 (View on PubMed)

Corbett BA, Ioannou S, Key AP, Coke C, Muscatello R, Vandekar S, Muse I. Treatment Effects in Social Cognition and Behavior following a Theater-based Intervention for Youth with Autism. Dev Neuropsychol. 2019 Oct;44(7):481-494. doi: 10.1080/87565641.2019.1676244. Epub 2019 Oct 7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31589087 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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110082

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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