Social Motivation Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Improving Peer Initiation

Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Social Motivation Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Improving Peer Initiation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02360449
• Other study ID #: 31420
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 2015
• Est. completion date: November 5, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: January 2021
• Source: Stanford University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a social initiation motivation intervention (SIMI) focused on training children with ASD to initiate to peers during structured play activities will result in more frequent initiations to typically developing peers during free play. The SIMI approach under investigation uses behavioral strategies based in Applied Behavior Analysis and Pivotal Response Treatment to motivate children with ASD to initiate to peers. Children with ASD will be randomly assigned to either the SIMI or a waiting list. Treatment will be provided for 8 weeks in the context of a weekly social skills group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 44
• Est. completion date: November 5, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: July 19, 2017
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 4 Years to 6 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. age 4.0 to 6.11 years;

2. diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder

3. without intellectual disability

4. stable community treatments four weeks before and throughout the trial.

Exclusion criteria:

1. diagnosed severe psychiatric or genetic disorder or medical problem;

2. severe disruptive behavior that would interfere with peer interactions

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autistic Disorder
• Child Development Disorders, Pervasive

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Social Initiation Motivation Intervention
The SIMI approach under investigation uses behavioral strategies based in Applied Behavior Analysis and Pivotal Response Treatment to motivate children with ASD to initiate to peers. The adult arranges the play environment in order to promote cooperation and facilitates frequent prompting and reinforcement from peers, thereby enhancing the reward value of peer interactions.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Stanford University	Stanford	California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Stanford University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (1)

Gengoux GW, Schwartzman JM, Millan ME, Schuck RK, Ruiz AA, Weng Y, Long J, Hardan AY. Enhancing Social Initiations Using Naturalistic Behavioral Intervention: Outcomes from a Randomized Controlled Trial for Children with Autism. J Autism Dev Disord. 2021 — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Initiation Frequency (observational rating of the frequency of child initiations to peers measured from video recording during free play sessions)	The primary measure is an observational rating of the frequency of child initiations to peers measured from video recording during free play sessions at baseline and post-treatment.	8 weeks

External Links

•   Published primary trial results (Stanford Medical Library link)