Feasibility and Safety of a Virtual-Reality Based Job Interview Training Tool in Teenagers With High-Functioning Autism

NCT04773548 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: R-1036-18
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 12
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The current project involves the application of a VR job training software. We propose to use an interactive VR job interview practice system, Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (VR-JIT), in youths with ASD at the highschool level. This system was developed to bolster job interview practice skills and to help reduce anxiety in adults with ASD. However, it has never before been used in individuals under the age of 18. Our hope is that if this program is utilized in individuals while they are still in highschool, we can target those persons before the window for which risk of unemployment appears to be highest for ASD youths, immediately after high school graduation.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Mock Interview Rating Scale; MIRS.

  The job interview role-plays are video recorded and later coded on 13 domains by trained raters. The domains include: 1. Overall likeliness to be hired, 2. Being confident, 3. Being positive, 4. Being professional, 5. Showing interest, 6. Being honest, 7. Being depend-able/hardworking, 8. Working well with others, 9. Sharing strengths and skills, 10. Sharing relevant past experiences, 11. Sharing how weaknesses have been improved, and 12. Overall rapport with interviewer. Primary outcomes from the video ratings are the "overall likelihood to be hired" rating as well as a composite score of "inter-viewee performance" (formed by averaging scores for domains 4, 6, 7, and 13) and a composite of "job-relevant performance" (formed by averaging scores for domains 5, 8, and 9). For exploratory analysis, "personal questions" are measured, by averaging scores for domains 10, 11, and 12. A total interview performance score of items 1-13 is included. A higher score indicated better performance.

  Baseline, Immediate Post-Test

Study Arms (1)

VR-JIT

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: VR-JIT

Interventions

VR-JIT OTHER

Job interview with virtual interviewer

VR-JIT

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Be between the ages of 13 and 18
• Have a diagnosis of ASD or a typically developing child
• Be able to speak and read English fluently

You may not qualify if:

• I had a stroke, TBI, or neurologic injury or disease in the past
• I have a history of significant psychiatric illness (like bipolar, schizophrenia, or psychosis)
• I have uncontrolled seizures or 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

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Child Development Disorders, Pervasive; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Mental Disorders

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: Assistant Director

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 25, 2021
• First Posted: February 26, 2021
• Study Start: October 24, 2018
• Primary Completion: October 24, 2020
• Study Completion: October 24, 2020
• Last Updated: August 28, 2026

Record last verified: 2021-02

Locations

US (1)