Teaching Communication Skills to Reduce Challenging Behavior in Children
Tests ways to teach communication and self-control skills to children with challenging behaviors.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: A Single-Arm Pilot Trial for Mitigating Relapse of Severe Problem Behavior
Key facts
- Where
- Auburn and Baltimore, United StatesSee the 2 sites
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 6 and 17 years old?
Source: NCT06732219, who can take part
Where in United States
- Auburn UniversityAuburn, United StatesTaking people
- Kennedy Krieger InstituteBaltimore, United StatesNot yet recruiting
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Auburn University
- Trial code
- NCT06732219
- Record updated
- 13 December 2024
- Original description
The goal of this study is to improve how we teach self-control and communication skills to children and adolescents with challenging behaviors. Researchers aim to find ways to make behavior-change treatments more effective and long-lasting, even when the environment or reinforcement schedules change.Read full original descriptionShow less
A Single-Arm Pilot Trial for Mitigating Relapse of Severe Problem Behavior
The goal of this study is to improve how we teach self-control and communication skills to children and adolescents with challenging behaviors. Researchers aim to find ways to make behavior-change treatments more effective and long-lasting, even when the environment or reinforcement schedules change.
The main questions this study will answer are:
Can innovative techniques help children maintain learned skills, such as asking for attention or waiting for rewards, when faced with new people, places, or situations? How do cognitive and behavioral factors, like memory, timing, and decision-making, affect the success of treatments?
Participants in this study will:
Complete assessments to identify preferred activities and understand the causes of challenging behaviors.
Learn communication skills to replace challenging behaviors, such as tantrums or crying, with more appropriate actions like asking for attention.
Participate in activities designed to understand their individual responses to different types of rewards and delays.
We will include individuals between the ages of 6 to 17 with IDD who have at least one topography of SPB that is maintained by social positive (e.g., attention, access to preferred items) reinforcement. The age range is driven by the need to maximize the number of participants; there is no evidence to suggest that age is a relevant variable regarding relapse of SPB.