Mentorship Program for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05300295
• Other study ID #: STUDY00003954
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: January 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: October 2022
• Source: University of Minnesota
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this pilot project is to evaluate the feasibility of a mentorship program for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Data will be collected from adolescents with ASD and their parents/guardians. Study findings will be used to inform further development of the mentoring program for individuals with ASD.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 13
• Est. completion date: May 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: May 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 14 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
• Age 14-18
• Participants in the mentoring program.
• Participants must have fluent language and will speak and understand English.
• Participants must be able to commit to providing evaluation data.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have an intellectual disability (IQ under 70)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

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

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Mentoring Program
The Autism Mentorship Program is a psychosocial intervention that pairs adults and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in one-to-one mentoring relationships. AMP involves weekly meetings in an afterschool setting and targets the socio-emotional health and social connectedness of adolescents and adults with ASD.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis	Minnesota

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Minnesota	National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of Sessions Attended	Median count of completed session visits	within 30 days of the intervention end, up to 10 months
Primary	Participant Program Satisfaction Scores	Average program satisfaction score; range = 1-5; higher scores are better	within 30 days of the intervention end, up to 10 months
Primary	Mentoring Relationship Quality	Average quality of the mentoring relationship score; range = 1-5; higher scores are better	within 30 days of the intervention end, up to 10 months
Primary	Child Behavior Checklist Scores (Internalizing Subscale)	Parent-completed assessment of child's internalizing behavior; T scores for the internalizing subscale range 0-100 with higher scores being worse	at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
Primary	Child Behavior Checklist Scores (Externalizing Subscale)	Parent-completed assessment of child's externalizing behavior; T scores for the externalizing subscale range 0-100 with higher scores being worse	at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
Primary	Youth Self-Report Scores (Internalizing Subscale)	Youth self-reported assessment of internalizing behavior; T scores for the internalizing subscale range 0-100 with higher scores being worse	at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
Primary	Youth Self-Report Scores (Externalizing Subscale)	Youth self-reported assessment of externalizing behavior; T scores for the externalizing subscale range 0-100 with higher scores being worse	at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
Primary	Social Skills Improvement System Scores (Social Competence Scale; Parent-report)	Parent-completed assessment of child's social competence; Standard scores for the social competence subscale range 40-160 with lower scores being worse	at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
Primary	Social Skills Improvement System Scores (Problem Behavior Scale; Parent-report)	Parent-completed assessment of child's problem behavior; Standard scores for the problem behavior subscale range 40-160 with higher scores being worse	at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
Primary	Social Skills Improvement System Scores (Social Competence Scale; Youth-report)	Youth self-reported assessment of social competence; Standard scores for the social competence subscale range 40-160 with lower scores being worse	at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months
Primary	Social Skills Improvement System Scores (Problem Behavior Scale; Youth-report)	Youth self-reported assessment of problem behavior; Standard scores for the problem behavior subscale range 40-160 with higher scores being worse	at pre-intervention (within 30 days of intervention start) and post-intervention (within 30 days of intervention end), up to 10 months