Teaching Academic Success Skills to Students With Autism Spectrum Disorders in Clinical Setting

NCT03606343 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: R21HD090334-01A1
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 21
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of the study is to develop an academic EF intervention, Teaching Academic Skills to Kids (TASK), for high functioning (i.e., IQ score ≥80) middle-school youth with ASD and EF deficits. Aim 1: Use focus group methodology and advice from expert consultants to develop the TASK intervention targeting academic EF skills for middle school youth with ASD that is tailored to the unique needs of these individuals (e.g., content specific to ASD EF deficits, incorporate evidence-based teaching principles and methods for ASD). Aim 2: Examine the feasibility and acceptability of TASK in 3 open trials to assess initial feasibility and efficacy.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Children's Organizational Skills Scale

  The Children's Organizational Skills Scale is a rating scale of organization and executive functioning. A T-score is reported. A T-score of 50 indicates the population mean with a standard deviation of 10. Range of possible T-scores is 40 to 90. Higher T-scores indicate poorer organization/executive functioning. We present baseline (before intervention) and 3 month outcome (post intervention) T-scores as rated by the parent.

  baseline, 3 months

• Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Second Edition

  The Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Function - Second Edition is a parent rating scale of executive functioning. A T-score is reported. A T-score of 50 indicates the population mean with a standard deviation of 10. Range of possible T-scores is 40 to 90. Higher T-scores indicate poorer executive functioning. We present baseline (before intervention) and 3 month outcome (post intervention) T-scores.

  baseline, 3 months

• Homework Problem Checklist

  The Homework Problem Checklist is a rating scale of homework behavior completed by the parent. There are two subscales generated: Homework Completion Behaviors \& Homework Management Behaviors. Scale is rated on a 0 = never to 3 = very often scale and a sum of scores is computed for each subscale. Range of scores for Homework Completion Behaviors is 0 to 36. Range of scores for Homework Management Behaviors is 0 to 21. We present baseline (before intervention) and 3 month outcome (post intervention) scores for each subscale. Higher scores indicate worse outcome.

  baseline, 3 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Woodcock Johnson Tests of Achievement - Third Edition Basic Writing Subtest

  baseline, 3 months

• Classroom Performance Survey

  baseline, 3 months

• Academic Performance Rating System

  baseline, 3 months

• Parenting Relationship Questionnaire - Communication Subscale

  baseline, 3 months

Study Arms (1)

Open Trial

EXPERIMENTAL

Group based treatment targeting academic executive functioning skills such as organization, planning, and study skills. Likely to be 7 90-minute sessions attended weekly by parents and teens

Behavioral: Teaching Academic Skills to Kids

Interventions

Teaching Academic Skills to Kids BEHAVIORAL

Group treatment

Open Trial

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 11 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder
• IQ \>80
• th grade at time of intervention
• mainstreamed classroom
• executive functioning problems identified on parent or teacher BRIEF-2

You may not qualify if:

• danger to self or others

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati: lead
• Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Leanne Tamm, Principal Investigator
• Organization: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

leanne.tamm@cchmc.org

513-803-3176

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Open trial

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 16, 2018
• First Posted: July 30, 2018
• Study Start: September 1, 2017
• Primary Completion: August 31, 2020
• Study Completion: August 31, 2020
• Last Updated: December 17, 2020
• Results First Posted: November 24, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL
• Time Frame: after August 31, 2019 when study is completed, indefinitely available.
• Access Criteria: specified by NDAR

Locations

US (1)