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NCT number NCT04097431
Other study ID # IRB00210315
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date October 7, 2019
Est. completion date September 30, 2021

Study information

Verified date September 2023
Source Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The primary objective of this research is to evaluate the escalating sequence of behavior that culminates in severe problem behavior (SPB, such as aggression, self-injury, and disruption). To do so, we will investigate the precursors of SPB, which are defined as behaviors that are not as severe or dangerous as SPB, but that reliably precede the occurrence of SPB. Identifying and knowing about these precursors has the potential to complement existing behavioral treatments, making treatments safer (because SPB may occur to a lesser extent or not at all). However, existing research on precursors has been opportunistic and lacks systematic study. This research will examine methods to identify and better understand precursors.


Description:

The primary objective of this research is to evaluate the escalating sequence of behavior that culminates in severe problem behavior (SPB, such as aggression, self-injury, and disruption). To do so, the investigators will investigate the precursors of SPB, which are defined as behaviors that are not as severe or dangerous as SPB, but that reliably precede the occurrence of SPB. Identifying and knowing about these precursors has the potential to complement existing behavioral treatments, making treatments safer (because SPB may occur to a lesser extent or not at all). However, existing research on precursors has been opportunistic and lacks systematic study. This research will examine methods to identify and better understand precursors. In Aim 1, researchers will conduct second-by-second review of videos when participants engage in SPB and identify behaviors that reliably precede SPB. The research team will then conduct quantitative analysis of these behaviors that precede SPB to identify likely precursors. In doing so, researchers will also identify the environmental factors that give rise to and maintain SPB (the reinforcer). In Aim 2, the investigators will experimentally confirm that the likely precursors identified in Aim 1 are precursors to SPB by examining how both behaviors change across two different conditions that researchers arrange for the participants to experience. First, investigators will examine these behaviors in a contingent reinforcement condition, in which the investigators provide reinforcer for each instance of the precursor. Second, researchers will examine these behavior, in a noncontingent reinforcement condition, in which the researchers provide the reinforcer on a time based schedule. A behavior will be identified as a precursor if it occurs only in the same context as SPB (i.e., the contingent reinforcement condition) and not in other conditions (i.e., the noncontingent reinforcement condition). AIM 3: The research team will identify whether the precursor is a member of a response class (two behaviors that have same goal) or whether the precursor is part of a behavioral chain (a sequence of behaviors where each is required before the next can occur) culminating in SPB by examining how SPB changes when investigators block the occurrence of the precursor (i.e., physically prevent the precursor from occurring) but provide the reinforce for SPB. If SPB occurs when the precursor is blocked, researchers conclude the precursor is part of a response class. If the SPB does not occur when the precursor is blocked, the investigators will conclude the precursor is part of a response chain. Each recruited individual will participate in Aim 1. Based on our pilot data and the published literature, the researchers hypothesize that approximately 80% of individuals will have a behavior that occurs frequently before SPB, relative to how often this behavior occurs in general. Based on pilot data and published literature, the researchers hypothesize these likely precursors will be verified to be a precursor to SPB 80% of the time in Aim 2. For all individuals where a precursor verified in Aim 2, investigators will block the occurrence of this behavior (physically prevent this behavior from occurring) and assess the effects on SPB.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 30
Est. completion date September 30, 2021
Est. primary completion date September 1, 2021
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 6 Years to 17 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Children aged 6 -17 - Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities - Individuals who engage in severe problem behavior (e.g., aggression or self injury) Exclusion Criteria: - No exclusion criteria

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Response Blocking
Physically preventing the response (i.e., precursor) from occurring.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Kennedy Krieger Institute Baltimore Maryland

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

References & Publications (4)

Hagopian LP, Fisher WW, Thompson RH, Owen-DeSchryver J, Iwata BA, Wacker DP. Toward the development of structured criteria for interpretation of functional analysis data. J Appl Behav Anal. 1997 Summer;30(2):313-25; quiz 326. doi: 10.1901/jaba.1997.30-313. — View Citation

Hagopian LP, Rooker GW, Rolider NU. Identifying empirically supported treatments for pica in individuals with intellectual disabilities. Res Dev Disabil. 2011 Nov-Dec;32(6):2114-20. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.07.042. Epub 2011 Sep 8. — View Citation

Roane HS, Fisher WW, Kelley ME, Mevers JL, Bouxsein KJ. Using modified visual-inspection criteria to interpret functional analysis outcomes. J Appl Behav Anal. 2013 Spring;46(1):130-46. doi: 10.1002/jaba.13. — View Citation

Rooker GW, Jessel J, Kurtz PF, Hagopian LP. Functional communication training with and without alternative reinforcement and punishment: an analysis of 58 applications. J Appl Behav Anal. 2013 Dec;46(4):708-22. doi: 10.1002/jaba.76. Epub 2013 Aug 22. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Severe Problem Behavior (SPB) Data on topographies of SPB (e.g., aggression, disruptions) will be collected in real time using direct observation of the behavior. Data will be collected on the frequency of problem behavior which will be transformed into responses per minute. Data will be collected during baseline (no blocking) and treatment phase (blocking). The outcome measure for SPB will be the percentage change during treatment relative to baseline. Only Study 3 was a clinic trial. Zero out of the 30 enrolled individuals was assigned to any Arm/Group for the purposes of intervention or data collection on intervention. Zero participants received intervention in this study.
Secondary Precursor Behavior (Attempts When Being Blocked) Data on topographies of precursors (behavior defined in Studies 1 & 2) will be collected in real time using direct observation of the behavior. Data will be collected on the frequency of precursors which will be transformed into responses per minute. Data will be collected during baseline (no blocking) and treatment phase (blocking). The outcome measure for precursors will be proportional change in attempts to engage in precursor behavior. Only Study 3 was a clinic trial. Zero out of the 30 enrolled individuals was assigned to any Arm/Group for the purposes of intervention or data collection on intervention. Zero participants received intervention in this study.
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