Mentorship Program for Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Mentoring Program

• Registration Number: NCT05300295
• Lead Sponsor: University of Minnesota

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-01-01
• Primary Completion: 2020-05-31
• Study Completion: 2020-05-31
• Study First Submitted: 2022-02-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-03-18
• Study First Posted: 2022-03-29
• Results First Submitted: 2022-07-08
• Status Verified: 2022-10
• Results First Submitted QC: 2022-10-20
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-10-20
• Results First Posted: 2022-10-21
• Last Update Posted: 2022-10-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 13

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)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Mentoring Program	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.

Primary Outcome Measures

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

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Minnesota; 🇺🇸 Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States