Strengthening Skills Behavioral Intervention for Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder
NCT ID: NCT04802434
Last Updated: 2023-11-22
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
42 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2021-04-01
2023-04-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Strengthening Skills Program
Adults with ASD and their study partners (i.e., spouse, parent, other family member, or friend) will attend weekly 3 hour meetings for 16 weeks, during which, behavioral intervention strategies will be used to teach cognitive compensation and mindfulness-based emotion regulation skills. Strategies from the PEERS Social Skills Program will also be taught. Participants will be assigned homework assignments each week to practice skills they are learning in a real-world setting.
Strengthening Skills Program
The Strengthening Skills Program is a new, multi-component intervention. It includes three components: (1) Forming habits to compensate for the difficulties many adults with ASD have with thinking flexibly, planning, and time management. It will emphasize habit-forming behaviors to compensate for weaknesses in functional skills by training on practical techniques; (2) Content from the PEERS Social Skills program to target social challenges, and (3) strategies derived from Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to target emotion regulation.
PEERS Social Skills Program
PEERS® is a well-established social communication training program, initially developed for adolescents, and more recently extended to young adults with ASD. Program content will be adapted slightly so as to be appropriate for older adults.
PEERS Social Skills Program
Adults with ASD and their study partners (i.e., spouse, parent, other family member or friend) will attend weekly 1.5 hour meetings for 16 weeks, during which, behavioral intervention strategies will be used to teach skills for improving social relationships and handling social rejection. Participants will be assigned homework assignments each week to practice skills they are learning in a real-world setting.
PEERS Social Skills Program
PEERS® is a well-established social communication training program, initially developed for adolescents, and more recently extended to young adults with ASD. Program content will be adapted slightly so as to be appropriate for older adults.
Delayed Treatment Control Group
Participants in the delayed treatment control group will participate in a 10-month wait period, during which they will complete data collection procedures at three time points (Baseline, Post, and 6-month follow-up).
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Strengthening Skills Program
The Strengthening Skills Program is a new, multi-component intervention. It includes three components: (1) Forming habits to compensate for the difficulties many adults with ASD have with thinking flexibly, planning, and time management. It will emphasize habit-forming behaviors to compensate for weaknesses in functional skills by training on practical techniques; (2) Content from the PEERS Social Skills program to target social challenges, and (3) strategies derived from Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction to target emotion regulation.
PEERS Social Skills Program
PEERS® is a well-established social communication training program, initially developed for adolescents, and more recently extended to young adults with ASD. Program content will be adapted slightly so as to be appropriate for older adults.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Must have a study partner (e.g., parent, spouse, sibling, friend) willing and able to complete questionnaires at all four time points
* Must be willing to be randomized to a treatment or delayed treatment control group
* Must be able to attend at least 14 of the 16 weekly intervention sessions
* English speaking: Participants must be English-speaking because the screening and behavioral measures are in English (including the intelligence estimate), as well as the intervention content
Exclusion Criteria
* Participants with IQ (intelligence quotient) scores lower than 70 will be excluded because the interventions were developed for individuals without intellectual disability.
21 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Arizona State University
OTHER
Mayo Clinic
OTHER
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Nicole Matthews, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Principal Investigators
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Nicole L Matthews, Ph.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center
Brittany B Braden, Ph.D.
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Arizona State University
Locations
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Arizona State University
Tempe, Arizona, United States
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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W81XWH-20-1-0171
Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT
Identifier Source: secondary_id
00011585
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id