Interview TIME: Training Inspired Minds for Employment
A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation RCT of Virtual Interview Training for Autistic Transition-Age Youth
2 other identifiers
interventional
200
1 country
15
Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to see if an internet job interview training program can help people that have autism improve interview skills and access to jobs. Participants will be randomized to use Virtual Interview Training (VIT) or continue services as usual (active control group).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2024
Typical duration for not_applicable
15 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 26, 2024
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2024
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 4, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2026
March 5, 2026
March 1, 2026
2.8 years
February 26, 2024
March 3, 2026
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Competitive Employment based on self-report employment surveys
Self-report employment surveys completed. Employment will be tracked as 0 (no job) and 1 (job). Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
Approximately 9 months after randomization
Change in Job Interview Skills from Mock Interview Rating Scale (MIRS)
Interviewing skills will be measured using a role-play measure in which subjects act out two job interview scenarios with trained actors. Interviews will be video recorded and scored. There is one pre-test score and one post-test score. There are 15 questions on a scale from 1 to 7 (scores range from 15 to 105), with higher scores indicating a better outcome (better interview skills).
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
Time to Employment
The number of days between randomization and obtaining employment using a questionnaire.
Approximately 9 months after randomization
Secondary Outcomes (6)
Change in Interview Anxiety using a modified version of the brief Personal Report of Public Speaking Apprehension (PRSPA)
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
Change in Interview Motivation
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
Change in Work Readiness using the Work Readiness Scale (WRS)
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
Change in Work Motivation using the Work Motivation Scale (WMS)
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
Change in Social Cognition using the Bell-Lysaker Emotion Recognition Task Adult (BLERT-A)
Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
- +1 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Virtual Interview Training
EXPERIMENTALServices-as-usual
ACTIVE COMPARATORInterventions
Teachers will administer the intervention (Virtual Interview Training) with the student participants. University of Michigan research staff will train all teachers (including sites in California) and will provide support as necessary throughout the intervention delivery process. Surveys will be captures several times throughout delivery as delivery is expected to be anywhere between 4 to 6 weeks long.
Participants will receive services-as-usual at participants school or program for approximately 6 weeks. Those that are in the active control group will receive access to the e-learning content of the Rita/Travis intervention (not the practice interviews) and will be able to review the e-learning content with teacher's supervision. In addition, this group will review a series of video conversations with autistic adults about navigating the pathway to a career. Surveys will be collected at different time points after randomization.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Participants have a diagnosis on the autism spectrum
- Participants are enrolled in pre-employment transition services
- Participants have at least a third-grade reading level
- Are unemployed or employed and job-seeking
You may not qualify if:
- \- Not enrolled in pre-employment transition services
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Michiganlead
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)collaborator
Study Sites (15)
Classical Academy
Oceanside, California, 92054, United States
Outside the Lens
San Diego, California, 92054, United States
Transition Resources for Adult Community Education
San Diego, California, 92110, United States
The Institute for Effective Education
San Diego, California, 92182, United States
The San Diego State University
San Diego, California, 92182, United States
Mount Miguel High School
Spring Valley, California, 91977, United States
Urban Autism Solutions
Chicago, Illinois, 60607, United States
Ann Arbor Academy
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48108, United States
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
Milford High School
Highland, Michigan, 48357, United States
Lincoln Park
Lincoln Park, Michigan, 48146, United States
Lakeland High School
White Lake, Michigan, 48383, United States
Kessler Foundation
East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936-3147, United States
Banyan High School
Little Falls, New Jersey, 07424, United States
Alpine Learning Group
Paramus, New Jersey, 07652, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Matthew Smith
University of Michigan
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 26, 2024
First Posted
March 4, 2024
Study Start
March 1, 2024
Primary Completion (Estimated)
December 1, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
December 1, 2026
Last Updated
March 5, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, ICF
- Time Frame
- The data will be made available within 6 months of the study's conclusion and will remain available for at least 5 years.
- Access Criteria
- According to the NIMH Data Archive Repository, researchers who want to access the data may create a username and password and submit a Data Access Request for permission to access the data. Please see the following website for more details: https://nda.nih.gov/nda/access-data-info
Survey data from the randomized control trial (RCT) participants will be deposited into the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) Data Archive repository. This will include basic demographic information and self reported data from validated measures that can be found within the NIMH Data Archive Repository's data dictionaries. Identifiable information will not be available for access.