Advanced Social Relations Training

NCT ID: NCT06342583

Last Updated: 2024-04-02

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-03-01

Study Completion Date

2026-02-10

Brief Summary

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Advanced social relations protocol is aimed at young people with autism aged 9-12 years with an intelligence quotient (IQ) ≥ 80. There will be an experimental group in which technology will be used and a control group in which activities will be carried out in the traditional way. The protocol will be carried out once a week for a duration of 45 minutes. The aim is to enhance communication and social skills within the group. A total of 23 sessions are planned. From the first to the third session the participants will acquire skills for communicating and conversing in an appropriate way. Thereafter from the fourth to the eleventh session social stories illustrating scenes from everyday life will be shown, with the aim of learning and managing the dynamics in which they find themselves on a daily basis. At the end of each story shown they will be asked to impersonate the protagonists depicted in the stories, each participant involved in turn will play all the roles shown in the stories, thus working in the mode of role playing.

The last part, which includes sessions from the twelfth to the twenty-third, will be dedicated to the correct and conscious use of social networks with a focus on the risks that can be encountered and the correct ways to make good use of them.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Experimental group

15 children from the experimental group will see social stories on a technological device (PC, tablet) and then see slides on a technological device concerning the correct use of social media.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Advanced social relations training with technical device

Intervention Type OTHER

15 participants from the experimental group will undergo a first part in which they will be guided through social stories to construct an appropriate conversation repertoire. In the first phase the participants will see 8 social stories with scenes from everyday life and after learning the correct mode of interaction and communication they will be asked to interact in the group by playing the roles previously seen in the social stories. These will be shown on a technological device. Participants will have the opportunity to choose the correct mode of interaction by selecting it directly on the technological device. Each selected alternative will refer to the next scenario in relation to the selected answers. In the second phase participants will be instructed on the correct use of social media. Slides will be shown to explain risks and correct use and the operator will show on the technological device (Smartphone) all the practical steps to be taken (e.g. privacy settings).

Traditional group

15 children in the control group will see social stories in paper form (flashcards) and then be exposed to the explanation of risks and correct use of social media in a traditional way (flashcards).

Group Type OTHER

Advanced social relations training without technical device

Intervention Type OTHER

15 participants from the control group will undergo a first part in which they will be guided through social stories to build an appropriate conversation repertoire. In the first phase, the participants will see eight social stories illustrating scenes from everyday life and, after learning the correct modes of interaction and communication, they will be invited to interact in the group by playing the roles previously seen in the social stories. These will be shown in traditional mode (flashcards). Participants will have the opportunity to choose the correct mode of interaction by touching the card showing the appropriate mode. Each selected alternative will refer to the next scenario in relation to the selected answers. In the second phase participants will be instructed on the correct use of social media (facebook, instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp, YouTube). The trainer will show images on paper related to risks and correct use of social media.

Interventions

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Advanced social relations training with technical device

15 participants from the experimental group will undergo a first part in which they will be guided through social stories to construct an appropriate conversation repertoire. In the first phase the participants will see 8 social stories with scenes from everyday life and after learning the correct mode of interaction and communication they will be asked to interact in the group by playing the roles previously seen in the social stories. These will be shown on a technological device. Participants will have the opportunity to choose the correct mode of interaction by selecting it directly on the technological device. Each selected alternative will refer to the next scenario in relation to the selected answers. In the second phase participants will be instructed on the correct use of social media. Slides will be shown to explain risks and correct use and the operator will show on the technological device (Smartphone) all the practical steps to be taken (e.g. privacy settings).

Intervention Type OTHER

Advanced social relations training without technical device

15 participants from the control group will undergo a first part in which they will be guided through social stories to build an appropriate conversation repertoire. In the first phase, the participants will see eight social stories illustrating scenes from everyday life and, after learning the correct modes of interaction and communication, they will be invited to interact in the group by playing the roles previously seen in the social stories. These will be shown in traditional mode (flashcards). Participants will have the opportunity to choose the correct mode of interaction by touching the card showing the appropriate mode. Each selected alternative will refer to the next scenario in relation to the selected answers. In the second phase participants will be instructed on the correct use of social media (facebook, instagram, TikTok, Whatsapp, YouTube). The trainer will show images on paper related to risks and correct use of social media.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* diagnosis of autism
* intelligence quotient ≥ 80

Exclusion Criteria

* presence of other medical disorders
Minimum Eligible Age

9 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Messina, Italy

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Flavia Marino

Head of Unit

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Flavia Marino

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica

Locations

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Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IRIB) - National Research Council (CNR)

Messina, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Germana Doria

Role: CONTACT

3465142289

Maria Valeria Maiorana

Role: CONTACT

3285856656

Facility Contacts

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Flavia Marino

Role: primary

+393395798263

Maria Valeria Maiorana

Role: backup

+393285856656

References

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ALMUMEN, H., & ALMUHAREB, K. (n.d.). Intervento di storia sociale arricchita dalla tecnologia: coinvolgere i bambini con disturbi dello spettro autistico nella comunicazione sociale. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 12(1), 96-119. https://doi.org/10.20489/intjecse.726397

Reference Type BACKGROUND

Camilleri LJ, Maras K, Brosnan M. The impact of using digitally-mediated social stories on the perceived competence and attitudes of parents and practitioners supporting children with autism. PLoS One. 2022 Jan 18;17(1):e0262598. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0262598. eCollection 2022.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35041714 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CNR-IRIB-PRO-2024-004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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