Clinical trial NCT05300295: Mentorship Program for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Official title: Evaluation of a Mentorship Program for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Keywords: Autism
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Lead sponsor: University of Minnesota
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
First posted: 2022-03-29
Enrollment: 13
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 14
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: The purpose of this pilot project is to evaluate the feasibility of a mentorship program for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Data will be collected from adolescents with ASD and their parents/guardians. Study findings will be used to inform further development of the mentoring program for individuals with ASD.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
* Age 14-18
* Participants in the mentoring program.
* Participants must have fluent language and will speak and understand English.
* Participants must be able to commit to providing evaluation data.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Have an intellectual disability (IQ under 70)

Primary outcomes:
measure: Number of Sessions Attended
timeFrame: within 30 days of the intervention end, up to 10 months
measure: Participant Program Satisfaction Scores
timeFrame: within 30 days of the intervention end, up to 10 months
measure: Mentoring Relationship Quality
timeFrame: within 30 days of the intervention end, up to 10 months
measure: Child Behavior Checklist Scores (Internalizing Subscale)
timeFrame: at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
measure: Child Behavior Checklist Scores (Externalizing Subscale)
timeFrame: at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
measure: Youth Self-Report Scores (Internalizing Subscale)
timeFrame: at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
measure: Youth Self-Report Scores (Externalizing Subscale)
timeFrame: at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
measure: Social Skills Improvement System Scores (Social Competence Scale; Parent-report)
timeFrame: at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
measure: Social Skills Improvement System Scores (Problem Behavior Scale; Parent-report)
timeFrame: at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
measure: Social Skills Improvement System Scores (Social Competence Scale; Youth-report)
timeFrame: at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
measure: Social Skills Improvement System Scores (Problem Behavior Scale; Youth-report)
timeFrame: at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Minneapolis
country: United States
facility: University of Minnesota
state: Minnesota
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Minnesota
name: Lindsey Weiler, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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