Feasibility and Safety of a Virtual-Reality Based Job Interview Training Tool in Teenagers With High-Functioning Autism

• Sponsor: Kessler Foundation (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT04773548
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 12
• Location: 1
• Arm: 1
• Actual Duration (Months): 24
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 0.5

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The current project involves the application of a VR job training software. We propose to use an interactive VR job interview practice system, Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (VR-JIT), in youths with ASD at the highschool level. This system was developed to bolster job interview practice skills and to help reduce anxiety in adults with ASD. However, it has never before been used in individuals under the age of 18. Our hope is that if this program is utilized in individuals while they are still in highschool, we can target those persons before the window for which risk of unemployment appears to be highest for ASD youths, immediately after high school graduation.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Autism Spectrum Disorder	Other: VR-JIT	N/A

Study Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Actual Enrollment: 12 participants
• Allocation: N/A
• Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)
• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Official Title: Feasibility and Safety of a Virtual-Reality Based Job Interview Training Tool in Teenagers With High-Functioning Autism
• Actual Study Start Date: Oct 24, 2018
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Oct 24, 2020
• Actual Study Completion Date: Oct 24, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: VR-JIT	Other: VR-JIT; Job interview with virtual interviewer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Change in mock job interview [7 weeks]

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 13 Years to 18 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be between the ages of 13 and 18

• Have a diagnosis of ASD or a typically developing child

• Be able to speak and read English fluently

Exclusion Criteria:

• I had a stroke, TBI, or neurologic injury or disease in the past

• I have a history of significant psychiatric illness (like bipolar, schizophrenia, or psychosis)

• I have uncontrolled seizures or other unstable medical complications

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Kessler Foundation	East Hanover	New Jersey	United States	07936

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Kessler Foundation

Investigators

None specified.

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: Kessler Foundation
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04773548
• Other Study ID Numbers: R-1036-18
• First Posted: Feb 26, 2021
• Last Update Posted: Feb 26, 2021
• Last Verified: Feb 1, 2021

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: Undecided
• Plan to Share IPD: Undecided
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Autistic Disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Feb 26, 2021