Examining the Effects of a Job Entry Intervention

NCT04771338 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: R-1078-19
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The current study will examine the efficacy of a virtual reality (VR) intervention as well as a newly developed Kessler Foundation STRength IDentification and Expression tool (VR-STRIDE) with adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Autism; ASD

Keywords

Autism; ASD; Job reentry; Employment intervention; Virtual reality; VR

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Mock Job Interview Change

  Mock Job Interview skills will be assessed by having blinded raters trained to assess job interviews scoring participants across a number of domains including expressing personal strengths and sounding professional. This rating scheme has been used in previous research (Smith et al., 2014; 2015),

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Self-reported job interview skills

  8 weeks

• self-reported job interview anxiety

  8 weeks

• Employment readiness

  8 weeks

• Job Search Behavior

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Treatment group

EXPERIMENTAL

Job interview training protocol for 12 sessions

Behavioral: VR-JIT/KF-STRIDE

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

No participation in any intervention protocol

Interventions

VR-JIT/KF-STRIDE BEHAVIORAL

Treatment group will receive 12 sessions of job interview training protocol.

Also known as: Virtual Interview Training for Transition Age Youth (VIT-TAY), Kessler Foundation STRength IDentification and Expression tool (KF-STRIDE)

Treatment group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Diagnoses of ASD
• or am a typically developing adolescent
• Able to speak and read English fluently

You may not qualify if:

• History of stroke, traumatic brain injury, or any other neurological injury or disease
• History of significant psychiatric illness (bipolar, schizophrenia or psychosis)
• Uncontrolled seizures
• Any other unstable medical complications

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kessler Foundation: lead

Study Sites (1)

Kessler Foundation

East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Autistic Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Helen Genova, PhD

  Kessler Foundation

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Director, Center for Autism Research

Model Details: Virtual Reality Job Interview Training \& character strength training (KF-STRIDE)

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 23, 2021
• First Posted: February 25, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: June 22, 2022
• Study Completion: July 26, 2023
• Last Updated: January 17, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)