App for Strengthening Services In Specialized Therapeutic Support

Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinical Trial

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Official title:

App for Strengthening Services In Specialized Therapeutic Support

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05207956
• Other study ID #: 849995
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 9, 2021
• Est. completion date: June 21, 2022

Study information

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

Clinical Trial Summary

In partnership with a digital health software company, the University research team created two versions of a mobile application to help behavioral health technicians (BHT's) who work with students with autism collect data. The first version comprises a basic electronic platform for data collection. The second version has the same basic electronic platform for data collection, plus additional features designed to increase motivation to collect data and ease the burden of data collection.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 27
• Est. completion date: June 21, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: June 21, 2022
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Participants must be working as a paraprofessionals or behavioral health technicians
• Currently providing individual support to children with autism
• Currently providing services in Philadelphia preschools, schools, day cares, or homes.

Exclusion Criteria:

• n/a

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Behavioral economics strategies
Behavioral economics features designed to increase motivation to collect data and ease of data collection on the electronic platform.

Other:
• Electronic platform
Electronic platform to collect data

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Pennsylvania

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The average difference in hourly data collection between groups across three weeks	Measure of frequency paraprofessionals collect hourly interval data with children during each school day, across a three week period.	Three-week trial period
Secondary	Theory of Planned Behavior Questionnaire	Theory of Planned Behavior Questionnaire: A measure of participant's intentions to collect data as measured on a 7-point Likert scale from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree". The questionnaire is 7 questions and measures intentions, attitude, perceived norms, and self-efficacy. There is no better or worse outcome measured by the scale, only intentions to implement the intervention.	Assessed at baseline and 3 weeks after enrollment
Secondary	System Usability Scale	System Usability Scale: A validated measure of the usability and satisfaction with a specific technology. Measured by answering 10 questions on a 5-point Likert scale from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree". There is no better or worse outcome measured by the scale, only intentions to implement the intervention.	Assessed at baseline and 3 weeks after enrollment