Interview TIME: Training Inspired Minds for Employment
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Virtual Interview Training (VIT)Behavioral: Services-as-usual
- Registration Number
- NCT06291233
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Brief Summary
The purpose of the study is to see if an internet job interview training program can help people that have autism improve interview skills and access to jobs.
Participants will be randomized to use Virtual Interview Training (VIT) or continue services as usual (active control group).
- Detailed Description
Participants will have assessments that will be done over the computer or in-person at school or program site. Assessments will be about participants background, employment history, mood and feelings, autistic traits, memory, mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, and other things. Some assessments will be audio and/or video recorded.
Please note that there will be teachers and staff consented (approximately n=32) to deliver the intervention, however, will not count for the clinical trial. Therefore, the information will not be added to the anticipated enrollment numbers in study design.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 200
- Participants have a diagnosis on the autism spectrum
- Participants are enrolled in pre-employment transition services
- Participants have at least a third-grade reading level
- Are unemployed or employed and job-seeking
- Not enrolled in pre-employment transition services
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Virtual Interview Training Virtual Interview Training (VIT) - Services-as-usual Services-as-usual -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Job Interview Skills from Mock Interview Rating Scale (MIRS) Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) Interviewing skills will be measured using a role-play measure in which subjects act out two job interview scenarios with trained actors. Interviews will be video recorded and scored. There is one pre-test score and one post-test score. There are 15 questions on a scale from 1 to 7 (scores range from 15 to 105), with higher scores indicating a better outcome (better interview skills).
Time to Employment Approximately 9 months after randomization The number of days between randomization and obtaining employment using a questionnaire.
Competitive Employment based on self-report employment surveys Approximately 9 months after randomization Self-report employment surveys completed. Employment will be tracked as 0 (no job) and 1 (job). Higher scores indicate a better outcome.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Interview Anxiety using a modified version of the brief Personal Report of Public Speaking Apprehension (PRSPA) Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) This is a 13 item self-report using a modified version of the brief Personal Report of Public Speaking Apprehension (PRSPA). After reviewing the brief PRSPA, the study team selected and reframed 13 items using a three-point Likert-type scale (0 = "not at all," 1 = "sometimes," and 2 = "often"). Higher scores indicated higher anxiety, and scores could range from 0 to 26.
Change in Interview Motivation Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) This is a 10 item self-report using a five-point Likert scale (1 = Not at all true, 5 = Very true). Higher scores indicate higher job interview motivation, a better outcome, and scores range from 10 to 50)
Change in Work Readiness using the Work Readiness Scale (WRS) Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) Change in work readiness using the Work Readiness Scale (WRS) which is a 13 item self-report using a five-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree to 5 = Strongly Agree) with higher scores indicating a higher readiness to work, a positive outcome. Scores range from 13 to 65.
Change in Work Motivation using the Work Motivation Scale (WMS) Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) Change in work motivation using the Work Motivation Scale (WMS) which is a 12-item self-report using a four-point Likert scale (1 = Disagree to 4 = Strongly Agree) with higher scores indicating a higher motivation to work, a better outcome. Scores range from 13 to 52.
Change in Social Cognition using the Bell-Lysaker Emotion Recognition Task Adult (BLERT-A) Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) Change in social cognition using the Bell-Lysaker Emotion Recognition Task Adult (BLERT-A). There are 21 videos shown to participants and are scored as either correct (1) or incorrect (0). A total score is provided and can range from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating a higher social cognition ability, a better outcome.
Change in Interview Knowledge Pre-Test (baseline), post-test (approximately 6 weeks) Change in interview knowledge by using a 10-item survey designed to assess basic knowledge about job interviews. There are multiple choice questions, and answers are marked as either correct (1) or incorrect (0). Higher scores indicate better interview knowledge, a positive outcome. Scores range from 0 to 10.
Trial Locations
- Locations (15)
Classical Academy
🇺🇸Oceanside, California, United States
Outside the Lens
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
Transition Resources for Adult Community Education
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
The Institute for Effective Education
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
The San Diego State University
🇺🇸San Diego, California, United States
Mount Miguel High School
🇺🇸Spring Valley, California, United States
Urban Autism Solutions
🇺🇸Chicago, Illinois, United States
Ann Arbor Academy
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
University of Michigan
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Milford High School
🇺🇸Highland, Michigan, United States
Lincoln Park
🇺🇸Lincoln Park, Michigan, United States
Lakeland High School
🇺🇸White Lake, Michigan, United States
Kessler Foundation
🇺🇸East Hanover, New Jersey, United States
Banyan High School
🇺🇸Little Falls, New Jersey, United States
Alpine Learning Group
🇺🇸Paramus, New Jersey, United States