Mentorship Program for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Sponsor

University of Minnesota (Other)

Overall Status

Completed

CT.gov ID

NCT05300295

Collaborator

National Institutes of Health (NIH) (NIH)

Enrollment

Location

Arm

Actual Duration (Months)

5.3

Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to evaluate the implementation of a pilot mentorship program for individuals with ASD implemented by a community group. Specific aims include conducting interviews and focus groups with and collecting survey information from individuals with ASD, family members, and mentorship program staff. Information from these interviews and questionnaires will be used to inform further development of the mentoring program for individuals with ASD.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Autism Spectrum Disorder	Behavioral: Mentoring Program	N/A

Study Design

Study Type:

Interventional

Actual Enrollment :

90 participants

Allocation:

N/A

Intervention Model:

Single Group Assignment

Masking:

None (Open Label)

Primary Purpose:

Health Services Research

Official Title:

Evaluation of a Mentorship Program for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Actual Study Start Date :

Jan 1, 2019

Actual Primary Completion Date :

May 31, 2020

Actual Study Completion Date :

May 31, 2020

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Mentoring Program	Behavioral: Mentoring Program UMN staff will engage participants, parents, and program staff in pre-, mid-, and post-program interviews, focus groups, and surveys. Furthermore, UMN staff will have access to program applications completed by participants and will receive weekly information from program staff regarding attendance and participant ratings of the weekly meetings

Arm

Intervention/Treatment

Experimental: Mentoring Program

Behavioral: Mentoring Program

UMN staff will engage participants, parents, and program staff in pre-, mid-, and post-program interviews, focus groups, and surveys. Furthermore, UMN staff will have access to program applications completed by participants and will receive weekly information from program staff regarding attendance and participant ratings of the weekly meetings

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

Number of sessions attended [within 30 days of the intervention end]
Median count of completed visits
Program Satisfaction Scale ratings [within 30 days of the intervention end]
Average satisfaction score; the scale is 1-5 and higher scores are better
Intervention acceptability mean scores [within 30 days of the intervention end]
Average acceptability score; range = 1-7; higher scores are better
Intervention feasibility mean scores [within 30 days of the intervention end]
Average program feasibility score; range = 1-7; higher scores are better
Mentoring relationship quality ratings [within 30 days of the intervention end]
Average relationship rating; range = 1-5; higher scores are better
Child Behavior Checklist Internalizing behavior t-scores [change from pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) to post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end)]
Average t-score; lower scores are better
Child Behavior Checklist externalizing t-scores [change from pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) to post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end)]
Average t-score; lower scores are better
Youth self-report Internalizing behavior t-scores [change from pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) to post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end)]
Average t-score; lower scores are better
Youth self-report externalizing t-scores [change from pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) to post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end)]
Average t-score; lower scores are better
Social Skills Improvement System - parent-report social competence scale standard score [change from pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) to post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end)]
Average scale score; higher scores are better
Social Skills Improvement System - parent-report problem behavior scale standard score [change from pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) to post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end)]
Average scale score; lower scores are better
Social Skills Improvement System - youth-report social competence scale standard score [change from pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) to post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end)]
Average scale score; higher scores are better
Social Skills Improvement System - youtht-report problem behavior scale standard score [change from pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) to post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end)]
Average scale score; lower scores are better

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:

14 Years and Older

Sexes Eligible for Study:

All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:

Inclusion Criteria:

Diagnosis of ASD, or parent of a child with ASD, or professionals who with with individuals diagnosed with ASD
Age 14-35
Participants, participants' parents, or staff in the mentoring program.
Participants must have fluent language and will speak and understand English and/or Spanish fluently.
Participants must be able to commit to providing evaluation data.

Exclusion Criteria:

Not participants in the mentoring program, parents of participants in the mentoring program, or mentoring program staff.
Do not have fluent language, and if they do not speak and understand English and/or Spanish.
Have an intellectual disability (IQ under 70)