Services to Enhance Social Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism; Autistic Disorder; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Asperger Syndrome; Pervasive Developmental Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In)

• Registration Number: NCT04788537
• Lead Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a novel, three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder.

The treatment, named TUNE In (Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions), includes components to address the many behavioral domains involved in social functioning, including social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, social skills, and generalization of the skills to community settings.

The Investigators will test the efficacy of TUNE In to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), using a randomized controlled trial using the SRS-2 as the primary outcome measure.

Detailed Description

Not available

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-02-16
• Study First Submitted: 2021-03-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-03-08
• Study First Posted: 2021-03-09
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-22
• Study Completion: 2023-06-22
• Status Verified: 2023-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 2023-08-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 44

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder

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Exclusion Criteria

• intellectual disability
• severe mood or psychotic symptoms experienced in the past 4 weeks
• severe self-injurious or aggressive behavior
• severe extrapyramidal motor or sedating side effects of medications
• concomitant participation in another social skills treatment program.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention Group	Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In)	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
reduction in Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2) - Adult (relative/other report)	1 year	Scale ranges from 30 to 90 with higher T-scores indicating greater severity of autism symptomatology.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Perelman School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States