Adolescent Social Skills Training Program

NCT01031823 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 32300
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is a pre-test, post-test single group design with follow-up at month three. Twenty-four individuals total will participate in this study with 6 participants in each of 4 cohorts. Participants and their parents will complete pre-test measures including both paper and pencil measures and a video-recording to assess the participant's social interaction skills and fluency. These adolescents will participate in both group therapy and peer generalization sessions once a week over the course of twelve weeks. Upon completion of the intervention, participants and parents will complete paper and pencil and video post-test measures. Participants will be encouraged to participate in one follow-up session where the paper and pencil and video measures will be completed again.

Conditions

Asperger's Disorder; High-functioning Autism

Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Social Fluency

  12 week, 3 month

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Loneliness Scale (Asher & Wheeler, 1985)

  12 week, 3 month

• Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS; Constantino, 2002)

  12 week, 3 month

• Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman, 1997)

  12 week, 3 month

Study Arms (1)

Social Skills Training

EXPERIMENTAL

All participants will take part in this arm of the study.

Behavioral: Multi-Media Social Skills Training Program

Interventions

Multi-Media Social Skills Training Program BEHAVIORAL

All individuals will participate in a twelve week social skills training program designed to enhance the social skills of adolescents with Asperger's Disorder or high-functioning autism. The intervention is comprised of both group therapy and peer generalization.

Social Skills Training

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Between 13 and 17 years of age
• A primary diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome or high-functioning autism, as confirmed by the Autism Disorders Interview-Revised (ADIR; Rutter \& LeCourteur, 1995)
• An IQ of 70 or above on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test, Second Edition (KBIT-2; Kaufman \& Kaufman, 1990)
• Local to Central Pennsylvania region

You may not qualify if:

• A significant language delay
• Difficulty with aggression directed at peers
• A primary thought disorder
• A secondary disorder of anxiety or depression so severe as to prevent the individual's participation in the treatment

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Milton S. Hershey Medical Center: lead

Study Sites (1)

Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Asperger Syndrome; Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Micheal J Murray, M.D.

  Penn State College of Medicine, Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 12, 2009
• First Posted: December 15, 2009
• Study Start: November 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2012
• Study Completion: July 10, 2013
• Last Updated: June 6, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-06

Locations

US (1)