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Enrolling by invitation NCT06291233

Interview TIME: Training Inspired Minds for Employment

No phase Interventional Autism Spectrum Disorder

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In plain language

An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.

What is being studied
The protocol lists: Virtual Interview Training (VIT), Services-as-usual.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder. Basic parameters: 16 years — 26 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
Next step
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Official title

A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation RCT of Virtual Interview Training for Autistic Transition-Age Youth

Overview

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).

Detailed description

Participants will have assessments that will be done over the computer or in-person at school or program site. Assessments will be about participants background, employment history, mood and feelings, autistic traits, memory, mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, and other things. Some assessments will be audio and/or video recorded.

Please note that there will be teachers and staff consented (approximately n=32) to deliver the intervention, however, will not count for the clinical trial. Therefore, the information will not be added to the anticipated enrollment numbers in study design.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Virtual Interview Training (VIT)
    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.
  • Behavioral Services-as-usual
    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 differ

Primary outcome measures

  • Competitive Employment based on self-report employment surveys [Time frame: Approximately 9 months after randomization]
  • Change in Job Interview Skills from Mock Interview Rating Scale (MIRS) [Time frame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)]
  • Time to Employment [Time frame: Approximately 9 months after randomization]
Secondary outcome measures (6)
  • Change in Interview Anxiety using a modified version of the brief Personal Report of Public Speaking Apprehension (PRSPA) [Time frame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)]
  • Change in Interview Motivation [Time frame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)]
  • Change in Work Readiness using the Work Readiness Scale (WRS) [Time frame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)]
  • Change in Work Motivation using the Work Motivation Scale (WMS) [Time frame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)]
  • Change in Social Cognition using the Bell-Lysaker Emotion Recognition Task Adult (BLERT-A) [Time frame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)]
  • Change in Interview Knowledge [Time frame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • 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

Exclusion criteria

\- Not enrolled in pre-employment transition services

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Other

Study locations

United States · 15 centers
  • Classical Academy — Oceanside
  • Outside the Lens — San Diego
  • Transition Resources for Adult Community Education — San Diego
  • The Institute for Effective Education — San Diego
  • The San Diego State University — San Diego
  • Mount Miguel High School — Spring Valley
  • Urban Autism Solutions — Chicago
  • Ann Arbor Academy — Ann Arbor
  • … and 7 more centers

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06291233 · HUM00236812 · 1R01MH132656-01

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗