NCT06323850Completed
Improving Access to Community-Based Occupations Via a Rideshare Training Program
Improving Access to Community-Based Occupations Via a Rideshare Training Progra
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 21 Nov 2025
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Community mobility is critical for living independently and engaging in one's community. It is especially important for people in their early adult years, as this is often a time of transition to employment and living independently. Community mobility can be particularly challenging for adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) (henceforth referred to as autistic adults based on the preferred identity-first language of our autistic partners). Some autistic adults are unable to meet the demands of driving. Public transportation is an option for autistic adults; and autistic adults are more likely to use public transportation than their non-autistic counterparts. However, using public transportation may be just as challenging as driving for the autistic population. Rideshare (also called ride-hailing) is a relatively new form of transportation in which passengers get from point A to point B in private vehicles driven by their owners. A digital app, usually accessed on a smartphone, matches passengers and drivers, coordinates routes using a GPS system, and facilitates payment through a linked financial account. Rideshare has the potential to address many of the issues autistic adults have accessing the community. It is faster and more direct than the public train or bus, there is limited social interaction required, and rides can be scheduled at any time. Despite it's potential to increase transportation in autistic adults, there are no evidence-based training programs to support Rideshare use in this population.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 13 (actual)
- First submitted
- 6 Feb 2024
- Start date
- 6 May 2024
- Primary completion date
- 11 Nov 2024
- Lead sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT06323850
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 13
- From 6 May 2024 to the primary completion date, 11 Nov 2024
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Other
- participants who have a severe or profound intellectual disability (IQ below 35) given that the training was designed for those with moderate IQ and above with the potential to travel alone to familiar places
- exclude any individual who already uses Rideshare independently.
- exclude pregnant women.
Who the study is looking for
- study participants have to be 18+ years of age
- living within 100 miles of Richmond, Virginia
- Participants have to have diagnosis of ASD given by a licensed medical professional.
- Participants need to have a stable internet connection
- ability to communicate independently (verbally or via alternative communication device) in English
- have the motoric skills needed to independently use a smartphone (fine motor) and get in and out of a car (gross motor).
- Participants must own a smartphone and be familiar with texting and/or email.
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Commonwealth University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Richmond | United States | Unknown status |
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