Establishment of Social Skills Training Group in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Effectiveness Analysis
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®)
- Registration Number
- NCT05857813
- Lead Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
- Brief Summary
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts, and the presence of restricted, repetitive behavior and interests, affecting 1 in 68 children. Although atypical social deficits onset in early childhood, their social relationships with peers may remain a challenge or even worsen for individuals with ASD throughout the school years and beyond, as social contexts increase in complexity and pose higher social expectations.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
- aged 11-20 years, currently enrolled in school between the sixth grade of elementary school and the third year of high school
- with a clinical diagnosis of ASD from a licensed mental health or medical professional based on DSM-5
- experiencing social difficulties as reported by parents in a structured intake interview
- scored ≧ 26 on the caregiver-reported Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), indicating clinical impairment associated with ASD
- demonstrating verbal fluency in Chinese
- with a full-scale IQ > 70 on WAIS-IV
- with motivation to participate in the intervention;
- with a caregiver who was fluent in Chinese and willing to participate as a social coach in the study.
- a history of major mental illness (e.g., bipolar affective disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis) or neurological diseases that might hinder participation in the treatment
- visual impairment and/or hearing impairment that would preclude participation in group-based social activities.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description ASD teens and their caregiver Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) Teens: (1) aged 11-20 years, currently enrolled in school between the sixth grade of elementary school and the third year of high school; (2) with a clinical diagnosis of ASD from a licensed mental health or medical professional based on DSM-5; (3) experiencing social difficulties as reported by parents in a structured intake interview; (4) scored ≧ 26 on the caregiver-reported Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), indicating clinical impairment associated with ASD (5) demonstrating verbal fluency in Chinese (6) with a full-scale IQ \> 70 on WAIS-IV; (7) with motivation to participate in the intervention; (8) with a caregiver who was fluent in Chinese and willing to participate as a social coach in the study. Parents: (1) demonstrating verbal fluency in Chinese (2) with motivation to participate in the intervention and assist their children to do the homework assignments.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R) 7 weeks Interview with caregiver of autistic participants. Total of 93 items coding from 1 to 9. Higher the score, worse the syptom
The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) 7 weeks Observe the autistic participant during the interview. the examinee's condition is classified as autism spectrum if the combined score across two domains of social interaction and communication is ≥7, and as autism if the combined score is ≥12. In Module 2, a combined score of ≥8 corresponds to autism spectrum, and a combined score of ≥12 corresponds to autism
Friendship Quality Scale (FQS) 7 weeks 23 questions scoring from 1 to 5. Higher the score, better the quality of friendship
The Assessing Emotions Scale (AES) 7 weeks score range from 33 to 165. higher the score, better the emotional intelligence
Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) 7 weeks 65 questions range from 1 to 4. higher the score, worse the symptom.
Friendship Questionnaire (FQ) 7 weeks score from 0 to 135. higher the score, the more enjoyment of friendship
Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) 7 weeks 50 statement scoring from 1 to 4. higher the score, worse the syptom
Social Adjustment Inventory for Children and Adolescents (SAICA) 7 weeks 17 scenarios scoring from 1 to 4. Higher the score, better the capability
Quality of Play Questionnaire (QPQ) 7 weeks 10 questions scoring from 0 to 3. Higher the score, worse the quality of play. Also, asked for frequency and number of participant in the play
Test of Adolescents Social Skills Knowledge (TASSK) 7 weeks score range from 0 to 22. Higher the score, greater the knowledge of taught social skills
Empathy Quotient (EQ) 7 weeks 60 questions score from 0 to 3. Higher the score, greater the empathy
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
National Taiwan University Hospital
🇨🇳Taipei, Taiwan