Establishment of Social Skills Training Group in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Effectiveness Analysis

NCT ID: NCT05857813

Last Updated: 2023-05-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 120 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-01-01
• Study Completion Date: 2027-07-12

Brief Summary

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, and the presence of restricted, repetitive behavior and interests, affecting 1 in 68 children. Although atypical social deficits onset in early childhood, their social relationships with peers may remain a challenge or even worsen for individuals with ASD throughout the school years and beyond, as social contexts increase in complexity and pose higher social expectations.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

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

Study Groups

ASD teens and their caregiver

Teens: (1) aged 11-20 years, currently enrolled in school between the sixth grade of elementary school and the third year of high school; (2) with a clinical diagnosis of ASD from a licensed mental health or medical professional based on DSM-5; (3) experiencing social difficulties as reported by parents in a structured intake interview; (4) scored ≧ 26 on the caregiver-reported Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), indicating clinical impairment associated with ASD (5) demonstrating verbal fluency in Chinese (6) with a full-scale IQ > 70 on WAIS-IV; (7) with motivation to participate in the intervention; (8) with a caregiver who was fluent in Chinese and willing to participate as a social coach in the study.

Parents: (1) demonstrating verbal fluency in Chinese (2) with motivation to participate in the intervention and assist their children to do the homework assignments.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (E. A. Laugeson \& F. Frankel, 2010). This is a parent-assisted, manualized social skills training program that addresses crucial areas of social functioning for adolescents. Psycho-education and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques are employed to help adolescents develop ecologically valid skills for making and maintaining friendships.

Interventions

Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)

developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (E. A. Laugeson \& F. Frankel, 2010). This is a parent-assisted, manualized social skills training program that addresses crucial areas of social functioning for adolescents. Psycho-education and cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques are employed to help adolescents develop ecologically valid skills for making and maintaining friendships.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• aged 11-20 years, currently enrolled in school between the sixth grade of elementary school and the third year of high school
• with a clinical diagnosis of ASD from a licensed mental health or medical professional based on DSM-5
• experiencing social difficulties as reported by parents in a structured intake interview
• scored ≧ 26 on the caregiver-reported Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), indicating clinical impairment associated with ASD
• demonstrating verbal fluency in Chinese
• with a full-scale IQ > 70 on WAIS-IV
• with motivation to participate in the intervention;
• with a caregiver who was fluent in Chinese and willing to participate as a social coach in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

• a history of major mental illness (e.g., bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis) or neurological diseases that might hinder participation in the treatment
• visual impairment and/or hearing impairment that would preclude participation in group-based social activities.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 11 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 20 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Taiwan University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

National Taiwan University Hospital

Taipei, , Taiwan

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Taiwan

Central Contacts

Yi-Ling Chien

Role: CONTACT

chienyiling@gmail.com

+886223123456#66013

Facility Contacts

Yi-Ling Chien, MD, PhD

Role: primary

chienyiling@gmail.com

+886223123456#66013

Other Identifiers

202109033RIND

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id