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

Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04773548
• Other study ID #: R-1036-18
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: October 24, 2018
• Est. completion date: October 24, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: February 2021
• Source: Kessler Foundation
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 12
• Est. completion date: October 24, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: October 24, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 13 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autistic Disorder

Intervention

Other:
• VR-JIT
Job interview with virtual interviewer

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Kessler Foundation	East Hanover	New Jersey

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Kessler Foundation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in mock job interview		7 weeks