An Intervention Targeting Daily Adaptive Skills Through Executive Function Training for Adults With ASD

NCT ID: NCT04418492

Last Updated: 2020-06-09

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 7 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2019-12-11
• Study Completion Date: 2020-03-11

Brief Summary

The current study is a single group pilot study of a novel intervention program which targets improvements in executive functions and adaptive skills in transition age young adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder. The main aim of the study is to test the effectiveness of the intervention using a pretest-posttest comparison. It is hypothesised that there will be an increase in executive functions and adaptive skills after the intervention.

Detailed Description

The participants engaged in a 10-week group-based intervention program which aims to improve daily adaptive skills based on executive functions and help the transition into adulthood in young adults with ASD. Before and after the intervention, the participants and their parents completed questionnaires that measure executive functions and adaptive skills, and the participants additionally completed an assessment of social adaptive skills. The differences between pre- and post-intervention scores of the outcome measures were analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank tests to evaluate the effect of the program.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder; High-functioning Autism; Autism

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

SAFE intervention

The single group received the SAFE intervention for 10 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Skills for Adaptive Functioning through Executive training (SAFE; tentative title)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

An intervention program to improve adaptive skills and executive functions in young adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder was administered weekly for 10 weeks to the participants. The participants also completed pre-, mid- and post-intervention assessments.

Interventions

Skills for Adaptive Functioning through Executive training (SAFE; tentative title)

An intervention program to improve adaptive skills and executive functions in young adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder was administered weekly for 10 weeks to the participants. The participants also completed pre-, mid- and post-intervention assessments.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• A clinical diagnosis of ASD as measured by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule and the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised
• Full-scale IQ of 70 or above as measured by the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale

Exclusion Criteria

• Full-scale IQ less than 70
• Uncooperative and lacking motivation to participate in the programme
• Reporting clinically significant behavioural problems, emotion regulation problems, psychotic symptoms, risk of self-harm or harm to others which can affect the participation to the programme, which is screened by the screening assessments and interviews.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Seoul National University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Hee Jeong Yoo

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Locations

Seoul National University Bundang Hospital

Seongnam-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Countries

South Korea

Other Identifiers

B-1904/537-302

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id