KONTAKT Australia a Social Skills Group Training for Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

90 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-02-01

Study Completion Date

2020-10-25

Brief Summary

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This study evaluates the KONTAKT social skills group training in Australian adolescents on the autism spectrum compared to an active control group which is a group cooking class

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Detailed Description

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KONTAKT is a manualized Social Skills Group Training program designed for children and adolescents with ASD which aims to improve communication, social interaction skills, reduce the severity of ASD symptoms, improve the ability to empathise and adapt in a group setting. A large randomized controlled trial in Sweden found that adolescents who participated in KONTAKT demonstrated improvements in social skills, behaviour, reduced stress and improved overall functioning as reported by parents immediately following and at three months after the program. However, social skills are at least in part influenced by social cultural contexts and there is a need to understand the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of KONTAKT in an Australian context. Moreover, in the previous studies, the social skills groups were compared to treatment as usual groups. Therefore, this study evaluates the KONTAKT social skills group training in Australian adolescents on the autism spectrum compared to an active control group which is a group cooking class

Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

The participants will be randomly allocated into an intervention group (KONTAKT Australia) and an active control group (Social cooking group).

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Investigators Outcome Assessors

The Assessor is blind to the participant's allocation to the intervention and active control group.

Study Groups

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KONTAKT Australia

A social skills group training

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

KONTAKT Australia

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

KONTAKT is a manualized Social skills group training program designed for children and adolescents on the Autism Spectrum aimed at improving communication, social interaction skills, the severity of ASD symptoms, and the ability to empathise and adapt in a group setting. The KONTAKT participants (4-8 participants) meet face to face weekly for 16 weeks for an hour and a half in a group facilitated by two trainers.

Super Chef

A social cooking group

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Super Chef

Intervention Type OTHER

The Super Chef is a cooking group designed for this study for adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, aimed at teaching basic cooking skills in a social environment. The Super Chef participants (4-8 participants) meet face to face weekly for 16 weeks for an hour and a half in a group facilitated by two trainers.

Interventions

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KONTAKT Australia

KONTAKT is a manualized Social skills group training program designed for children and adolescents on the Autism Spectrum aimed at improving communication, social interaction skills, the severity of ASD symptoms, and the ability to empathise and adapt in a group setting. The KONTAKT participants (4-8 participants) meet face to face weekly for 16 weeks for an hour and a half in a group facilitated by two trainers.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Super Chef

The Super Chef is a cooking group designed for this study for adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, aimed at teaching basic cooking skills in a social environment. The Super Chef participants (4-8 participants) meet face to face weekly for 16 weeks for an hour and a half in a group facilitated by two trainers.

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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KONTAKT Social cooking group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Individuals aged 12 to 17
* Clinical consensus diagnosis of ASD as defined by DSM-5 and confirmed by the Autism Diagnostic Observation schedule-2
* IQ scores \> 70 as measured by the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence - Second Edition (WASI-II)

Exclusion Criteria

* Existing prior comorbid externalizing behaviours as assessed by the Childhood Behaviour Checklist (CBCL).
* Clinically assessed self-injurious behaviour
* Low intrinsic motivation to participate in a social skills training group
* Insufficient English language skills

Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No