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Improving Academic and Social Functioning in Middle-Schoolers With Autism

No phase Interventional Autism 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: Achieving Independence and Mastery in School (AIMS), Building Essential Social Skills for Teens (BESST).
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder. Basic parameters: 10 years — 15 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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Overview

The goal of this study is to test how well two group interventions work for middle-school children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). One of the interventions focuses on teaching parents and adolescent skills to help improve their social functioning and the other focuses on teaching parents and adolescents skills to improve organization, planning, and study skills. Eligible participants will be randomly (like a coin flip) assigned to attend one of the two interventions.

Interventions

  • Behavioral Achieving Independence and Mastery in School (AIMS)
    Intervention targeting academic executive functioning
  • Behavioral Building Essential Social Skills for Teens (BESST)
    Intervention targeting social skills

Primary outcome measures

  • Behavior Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning, 2nd Edition [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks.]
  • Homework Problems Checklist [Time frame: From enrollment to end of treatment at 8 weeks.]
  • Academic Performance Rating Scale [Time frame: From enrollment to end of treatment at 8 weeks.]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
  • Children's Organizational Skills Scale [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks.]
  • Weekly Calendar Planning Activity [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks.]
  • Social Skills Assessment (TRIAD) [Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 8 weeks.]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Diagnosis of autism
  • No intellectual disability
  • Problems with organization, materials management, and planning and prioritization
  • Problems with social skills
  • Fully included in middle school
  • Stable medication and behavioral treatment regime

Exclusion criteria

  • Home schooled
  • Severe co-occurring psychopathology (e.g., aggression, suicidal)
  • Non English-speaking

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
Single blind
Primary purpose
Treatment

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital — Cincinnati

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06705907 · IRB#2024-0148 · 1R01HD113534-01A1

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗