protocolSection identificationModule nctId: NCT06323850, orgStudyIdInfo id: HM20028878, briefTitle: Improving Access to Community-Based Occupations Via a Rideshare Training Program, statusModule overallStatus: RECRUITING, startDateStruct date: 2024-05-15, primaryCompletionDateStruct date: 2025-02, completionDateStruct date: 2025-02, studyFirstPostDateStruct date: 2024-03-21, lastUpdatePostDateStruct date: 2024-04-04, sponsorCollaboratorsModule leadSponsor name: Virginia Commonwealth University, class: OTHER, collaborators name: Organization for Autism Research, descriptionModule 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., conditionsModule conditions: Autism, designModule studyType: INTERVENTIONAL, phases: EARLY_PHASE1, designInfo 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, maskingInfo masking: NONE, enrollmentInfo count: 12, type: ESTIMATED, armsInterventionsModule interventions name: Intervention Phase, interventions name: Virtual Training Sessions, interventions name: Ride-Along Training Sessions, outcomesModule primaryOutcomes 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?, primaryOutcomes measure: Evaluate if the trainers conducting the SRP intervention find the intervention to be appropriate, primaryOutcomes 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), primaryOutcomes 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)?, secondaryOutcomes 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), secondaryOutcomes measure: How do SRP participants use of Rideshare for community, social, and/or employment activities after the intervention, eligibilityModule sex: ALL, minimumAge: 18 Years, stdAges: ADULT, stdAges: OLDER_ADULT, contactsLocationsModule locations facility: Virginia Commonwealth University, status: RECRUITING, city: Richmond, state: Virginia, zip: 23298, country: United States, contacts name: Stacey Reynolds, role: CONTACT, phone: 410-241-2140, email: reynoldsse3@vcu.edu, contacts name: Alissa Brooke, role: CONTACT, phone: 804-827-0746, email: admolinelli@vcu.edu, geoPoint lat: 37.55376, lon: -77.46026, hasResults: False