Autism Spectrum Ambassador Program

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

The investigators are evaluating the implementation and the effectiveness of a medical student staffed support program (ASAP) for children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder coming into Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital for a medical procedure. The ASAP program involves training and assigning a medical student as an Ambassador to help advocate for the special needs of a child with ASD. This study is designed to compare patient satisfaction of children and families who are assigned an Ambassador to those who are not assigned an Ambassador during the procedure. The secondary objectives are to measure overall medical student satisfaction with the program, medical student career interests before and after participation, and medical student comfort level interacting with children with ASD before and after participation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02842671

Run by

Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

People needed

23

Starts

2016-12-01

Expected to finish

2019-11-25

Last updated by the study team

2021-06-18

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Study participants will be children 30 months to 17 years 2. Study participants will be boys and girls 3. Study participants will have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder 4. Study participants will be presenting through the pediatric anesthesia clinic in preparation for a surgical or nonsurgical procedure at the Children's Hospital 5. Study participants must be English Speaking
• Ambassadors must be enrolled as first, second, third, or fourth year medical students at the Penn State College of Medicine
• Ambassadors must complete training successfully

You may not qualify if…

• Children under 30 months or older than 17 years
• Children who do not have a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Children who are not having surgery at the Children's Hospital
• Children who are having a procedure but are not being seen for a pre-anesthesia visit
• Children who cannot understand and communicate in English
• Individuals who are not a medical student at the Penn State College of Medicine 2. Medical students who do not complete the training course 3. Medical students who are not deemed appropriate the ASAP Ambassador role as per the discretion of study personnel.

Where it is running

• Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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