Clinical trial NCT06291233: Interview TIME: Training Inspired Minds for Employment
Official title: A Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation RCT of Virtual Interview Training for Autistic Transition-Age Youth
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
Phase: NA
Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder
Keywords: Job interview skills
Students
Lead sponsor: University of Michigan
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
First posted: 2024-03-04
Enrollment: 200
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 16
Maximum age (years): 26
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: 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.

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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Competitive Employment based on self-report employment surveys
timeFrame: Approximately 9 months after randomization
measure: Change in Job Interview Skills from Mock Interview Rating Scale (MIRS)
timeFrame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
measure: Time to Employment
timeFrame: Approximately 9 months after randomization
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Interview Anxiety using a modified version of the brief Personal Report of Public Speaking Apprehension (PRSPA)
timeFrame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
measure: Change in Interview Motivation
timeFrame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
measure: Change in Work Readiness using the Work Readiness Scale (WRS)
timeFrame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
measure: Change in Work Motivation using the Work Motivation Scale (WMS)
timeFrame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
measure: Change in Social Cognition using the Bell-Lysaker Emotion Recognition Task Adult (BLERT-A)
timeFrame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
measure: Change in Interview Knowledge
timeFrame: Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Oceanside
country: United States
facility: Classical Academy
state: California
city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: Outside the Lens
state: California
city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: Transition Resources for Adult Community Education
state: California
city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: The Institute for Effective Education
state: California
city: San Diego
country: United States
facility: The San Diego State University
state: California
city: Spring Valley
country: United States
facility: Mount Miguel High School
state: California
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: Urban Autism Solutions
state: Illinois
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: Ann Arbor Academy
state: Michigan
city: Ann Arbor
country: United States
facility: University of Michigan
state: Michigan
city: Highland
country: United States
facility: Milford High School
state: Michigan
city: Lincoln Park
country: United States
facility: Lincoln Park
state: Michigan
city: White Lake
country: United States
facility: Lakeland High School
state: Michigan
city: East Hanover
country: United States
facility: Kessler Foundation
state: New Jersey
city: Little Falls
country: United States
facility: Banyan High School
state: New Jersey
city: Paramus
country: United States
facility: Alpine Learning Group
state: New Jersey
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Michigan
name: Matthew Smith
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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