Effectiveness of a Telehealth Group for Improving Peer Relationships for Adolescents With Neurofibromatosis Type 1

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee1 site in 1 country30 target enrollmentJanuary 29, 2021

ConditionsNeurofibromatosis 1 Social Skills

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Neurofibromatosis 1
Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Enrollment: 30
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Social Skills Improvement System - SEL (SSIS-SEL; Gresham & Elliot, 2017) Parent
Last Updated: 5 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

This is a pilot randomized control 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.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 29, 2021

End Date

August 2022

Last Updated

5 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Crossover

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

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 difficulties 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) Parent

Time Frame: within four weeks of PEERS completion for treatment group

Amount of change from pre- to post-test differs from change in Wait List Control group

Test of Adolescent Social SKills (TASSK: Laugeson & Frankel, 2010)

Time Frame: within four weeks of PEERS completion

Change from pre- to post-test on total score (measures knowledge of the PEERS concepts)

Secondary Outcomes

Social Responsiveness Scale -2 (SRS-2; Constantino, 2005)(16 weeks following PEERS completion)
Social Skills Improvement System - SEL (SSIS-SEL; Gresham & Elliot, 2017) Teen(16 weeks following PEERS completion)