nctId: NCT06323850 id: HM20028878 briefTitle: Improving Access to Community-Based Occupations Via a Rideshare Training Program overallStatus: RECRUITING date: 2024-05-15 date: 2025-02 date: 2025-02 date: 2024-03-21 date: 2024-04-04 name: Virginia Commonwealth University class: OTHER name: Organization for Autism Research briefSummary: 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. conditions: Autism studyType: INTERVENTIONAL phases: EARLY_PHASE1 allocation: RANDOMIZED interventionModel: SEQUENTIAL interventionModelDescription: A hybrid type-2 effectiveness-implementation randomized wait-list control design . The experimental group will receive the intervention first, while the waitlist group receives no intervention (Phase 1). After the 2-month intervention period, the waitlist group will receive the intervention, while the experimental group participates in a 2-month follow-up (Phase 2). During phase three, the waitlist group will participate in the 2-month follow up. primaryPurpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE masking: NONE count: 12 type: ESTIMATED name: Intervention Phase name: Virtual Training Sessions name: Ride-Along Training Sessions measure: Evaluate the intervention by conducting an effectiveness-implementation waitlist-controlled trial using our Safe Rideshare Program (SRP) , evaluate autistic adults participating in the SRP intervention find the intervention acceptable? measure: Evaluate if the trainers conducting the SRP intervention find the intervention to be appropriate measure: Autistic adults who have participated in the SRP program display greater independence in using Rideshare compared to autistic adults who did not participate in the SRP program (wait-list group) measure: Autistic adults who have participated in the SRP program display greater safety in using Rideshare compared to autistic adults who did not participate in the SRP program (wait-list group)? measure: In the wait-list group, is there a change in community engagement, social participation, and employment from the waitlist phase (no intervention) to the 2-month follow-up period (after the intervention) measure: How do SRP participants use of Rideshare for community, social, and/or employment activities after the intervention sex: ALL minimumAge: 18 Years stdAges: ADULT stdAges: OLDER_ADULT facility: Virginia Commonwealth University status: RECRUITING city: Richmond state: Virginia zip: 23298 country: United States name: Stacey Reynolds role: CONTACT phone: 410-241-2140 email: reynoldsse3@vcu.edu name: Alissa Brooke role: CONTACT phone: 804-827-0746 email: admolinelli@vcu.edu lat: 37.55376 lon: -77.46026 hasResults: False