Effectiveness of a Telehealth Group for Improving Peer Relationships for Adolescents With Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Neurofibromatosis 1
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
- Enrollment
- 8
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Social Skills Improvement System - SEL (SSIS-SEL; Gresham & Elliot, 2017)
- Last Updated
- 5 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This is an open trial of the UCLA PEERS protocol delivered via Telehealth with teens with neurofibromatosis type 1 whose parents report that they have difficulty making and keeping friends.
Investigators
Bonita P Klein-Tasman
Professor
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Physician diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1
- •Age 12-17
- •Main language spoken in the home is English
- •Reliable internet access
- •Current functional impairment in peer relationships
- •Teen is interested and motivated to participate
Exclusion Criteria
- •Main language spoken in the home is not English
- •Cognitive or developmental delays that affect reading comprehension or understanding of treatment material
- •Significant behavioral concerns
- •Other comorbid medical conditions
- •Major surgery in past 6 months
- •Prior social skills group treatment within past 6 months
- •Prior participation in PEERS
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Social Skills Improvement System - SEL (SSIS-SEL; Gresham & Elliot, 2017)
Time Frame: within four weeks of PEERS completion
Parental report of social skills (SSIS-SEL Total Score; Mean 100, SD 15; Higher scores mean stronger social functioning
Test of Adolescent Social SKills (TASSK: Laugeson & Frankel, 2010)
Time Frame: within four weeks of PEERS completion
Questionnaire completed by teen participants; measures knowledge of the PEERS intervention concepts (raw total score; higher score means stronger functioning)
Secondary Outcomes
- Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS; Constantino, 2005)(within four weeks of PEERS completion)