Social Motivation Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Improving Peer Initiation

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Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a social initiation motivation intervention (SIMI) focused on training children with ASD to initiate to peers during structured play activities will result in more frequent initiations to typically developing peers during free play. The SIMI approach under investigation uses behavioral strategies based in Applied Behavior Analysis and Pivotal Response Treatment to motivate children with ASD to initiate to peers. Children with ASD will be randomly assigned to either the SIMI or a waiting list. Treatment will be provided for 8 weeks in the context of a weekly social skills group.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02360449

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

44

Starts

2015-01-01

Expected to finish

2020-11-05

Last updated by the study team

2021-01-08

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 6. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• age 4.0 to 6.11 years;
• diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
• without intellectual disability
• stable community treatments four weeks before and throughout the trial.

You may not qualify if…

• diagnosed severe psychiatric or genetic disorder or medical problem;
• severe disruptive behavior that would interfere with peer interactions

Where it is running

• Stanford University — Stanford, California, United States

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