Services to Enhance Social Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Sponsor

University of Pennsylvania (Other)

Overall Status

Recruiting

CT.gov ID

NCT04788537

Collaborator

(none)

Enrollment

Location

Arms

22.1

Anticipated Duration (Months)

2.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a novel, three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder.

The treatment, named TUNE In (Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions), includes components to address the many behavioral domains involved in social functioning, including social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, social skills, and generalization of the skills to community settings.

We will test the efficacy of TUNE In to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), using a randomized controlled trial using the SRS-2 as the primary outcome measure.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Autism Autism Spectrum Disorder Autistic Disorder Asperger Syndrome Pervasive Developmental Disorder	Behavioral: Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In)	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Anticipated Enrollment :

52 participants

Allocation:

Randomized

Intervention Model:

Parallel Assignment

Intervention Model Description:

Participants randomly assigned to either the intervention group (50%) or nonintervention group (50%).Participants randomly assigned to either the intervention group (50%) or nonintervention group (50%).

Masking:

Single (Outcomes Assessor)

Primary Purpose:

Treatment

Official Title:

Services to Enhance Social Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Actual Study Start Date :

Feb 16, 2021

Anticipated Primary Completion Date :

Dec 22, 2022

Anticipated Study Completion Date :

Dec 22, 2022

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Intervention Group	Behavioral: Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In) A three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder. TUNE In includes components to address the many behavioral domains involved in social functioning, including social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, social skills, and generalization of the skills to community settings.
No Intervention: Nonintervention Group

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Intervention Group

Behavioral: Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In)

A three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder. TUNE In includes components to address the many behavioral domains involved in social functioning, including social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, social skills, and generalization of the skills to community settings.

No Intervention: Nonintervention Group

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

reduction in Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2) - Adult (relative/other report) [1 year]
Scale ranges from 30 to 90 with higher T-scores indicating greater severity of autism symptomatology.