NCT05277103Completed
Exploring Predictors of Response to a Peer-Mediated Intervention for Preschoolers With ASD
Exploring Predictors of Response to a Peer-mediated Communication Intervention for Minimally Verbal Preschoolers With ASD
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Aug 2024
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study will examine what child variables (i.e., social attention and peer interest) predict communication gains in response to a peer-mediated intervention for 40 minimally-verbal preschool children with ASD and 80 peers. The Stay-Play-Talk with iPad intervention will be implemented for 8 weeks. Gains in communication and reciprocity with peers will be measured at post-treatment and in non-treatment settings. Another goal is to determine if variance in communication gains accounted for by the two social variables differs based on the pre-treatment measurement context.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 24 (actual)
- First submitted
- 2 Feb 2022
- Start date
- 21 Sept 2021
- Primary completion date
- 31 May 2024
- Lead sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT05277103
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 24
- From 21 Sept 2021 to the primary completion date, 31 May 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- co-morbid or previously identified genetic conditions associated with ASD (e.g., Fragile X)
Other illness
- visual impairment, deafness, or other sensory disabilities
Age
- ages of 3 and 6 years (N=80 total over 2 years).
Other
- a lack of symbol discrimination skills
- Peer Partners:
- recommended by school staff based on meeting six of the eight following criteria: 1) follows simple 2-step directions, (2) responds positively to adult requests to modify or change undesirable behaviors, (3) appropriately approaches and invites other children to play, (4) is comfortable talking to and interacting with other children while playing, (5) takes turns and shares toys with other children, (6) offers to help other children set up play routines or complete tasks, (7) is well-liked by many children in the classroom, and (8) will stay and play with other children for an appropriate length of time.
Who the study is looking for
- Children with ASD (N=40) between 3 to 6 years of age; diagnosis confirmed based on DSM-V criteria (APA, 2013) and administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observational Schedule-2 (ADOS-2; Lord et al., 2012).
- minimally verbal defined as less than 20 functional, spontaneous words, signs, or symbols
- currently using or a candidate for a SGD to augment communication
- symbol discrimination skills based on pre-treatment assessment with an adult partner using a matching-to-sample procedure and a minimum choice of one preferred item and one foil
- English as the primary language spoken at home.
Age in the registry: 3 years to 6 years · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Kansas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Unknown status |
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