Field Test of Motivity.Net Software for Data Collection During Behavioral Interventions

Autistic Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Phase II Field Test of Motivity.Net - Therapy Management System for Model-Based Behavioral Interventions

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Not yet recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03919721
• Other study ID #: Motivity-II
• Secondary ID: R44MH098476
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 1, 2019
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: April 2019
• Source: Experiad LLC
• Contact: Rex Jakobovits, PhD
• Phone: 2065885811
• Email: clinicaltrials[@]motivity.net
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a study funded by a Phase II SBIR to build and test the feasibility of a new software prototype for delivering evidence-based behavioral therapy treatment for autism. The software, called Motivity.net, will be used by behavioral therapy provider groups across the country to manage the intensive data collection and analysis workflow associated with Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and related therapies, which are becoming standard-of-care treatment for children with autism.

Description:

This is a study funded by a Phase II SBIR to build and test the feasibility of a new software prototype for delivering evidence-based behavioral therapy treatment for autism. The software, called Motivity.net, will be used by behavioral therapy provider groups across the country to manage the intensive data collection and analysis workflow associated with Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and related therapies, which are becoming standard-of-care treatment for children with autism. Experiad will conduct an 8-week within-subject pilot study of 6 BCBAs, 12 BTs and 12 children to answer product research questions about Motivity's ability to perform its intended functions, measuring the degree to which it allows interventionists to encode their models, achieve more efficient program management, improve communication, and increase responsiveness to a child's progress. Experiad will also use descriptive statistics to provide preliminary insight into the potential impact of the system on a child's performance in their ABA therapy.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Enrollment: 12
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 2 Years to 21 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Child receiving applied behavior analysis at participating institution to treat autism disorder

Exclusion Criteria:

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Autistic Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Applied Behavioral Analysis
Children are receiving Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy to treat their autism. Therapy is comprised of 15-20 discrete programs that are intended to shape specific behaviors. Tutors collect data on child's performance towards goals. For each child, some of the programs will be tracked with paper data collection methods, others will use electronic data collection. This study is to test the usefulness of the electronic data collection system to replace paper in existing interventions.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Northwest Behavioral Associates	Bellevue	Washington

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Experiad LLC	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), northwest behavioral associates, University of Washington

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Impact of software on number of updates to programs made by behavior analysts (intervention agility)	Comparing the frequency of program updates between electronic programs and paper programs	Data will be collected continuously from start to end of study; totals will be analyzed at the end of study (8 weeks from start date)
Primary	Event tracking usability assessed by user ratings	Number of tutors who rate it highly on likert scale	Likert scale to be administered at the end of study (8 weeks from start date)
Primary	Program editing efficiency as assessed by usage analysis	Comparison of total time spent editing electronic programs vs paper programs.	Time will be tracked continuously from start to end of study; totals will be analyzed at the end of study (8 weeks from start date)
Primary	Impact of software on trial success rate	Comparison of overall trial success rate (percent of trails meeting success threshold) in electronic administered programs compared to paper administered programs	Data will be collected continuously from start to end of study; totals will be analyzed at the end of study (8 weeks from start date)
Primary	Impact of software on trials to criterion (number of trials needed to achieve mastery)	Comparison of trials to criterion (number of trials needed to achieve mastery) in electronic administered programs compared to paper administered programs	Data will be collected continuously from start to end of study; totals will be analyzed at the end of study (8 weeks from start date)
Primary	Impact of software on total number of targets mastered	Comparison of total number of targets mastered in electronic administered programs compared to paper administered programs	Data will be collected continuously from start to end of study; totals will be analyzed at the end of study (8 weeks from start date)

External Links

•   Motivity online software for use by behavioral therapists