Improving Social Interaction for Adolescents With Autism During the Transition to Adulthood

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Typical Development

In brief

This study compares the efficacy of two intervention strategies for improving social outcomes for autistic adolescents and young adults when interacting with unfamiliar non-autistic peers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03785327

Run by

The University of Texas at Dallas

People needed

78

Starts

2019-01-18

Expected to finish

2021-09-22

Last updated by the study team

2022-12-23

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 21. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age: 18-21
• DSM-IV-TR or DSM-5 diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder
• IQ>70

You may not qualify if…

• Presence or history intellectual impairment (defined as IQ <70)
• Presence or history of medical, cardiac, or neurological disorders that may affect brain function (e.g., cardiac disease, endocrine disorders, renal disease, pulmonary disease, history of seizures or head trauma with unconsciousness for a period of 15 minutes or greater or CNS tumors)
• Presence of sensory limitation including visual (e.g., blindness, glaucoma, vision uncorrectable to 20/40) or hearing (e.g. hearing loss) impairments that interfere with assessment
• Not proficient in English
• Presence of substance abuse in the past one month
• Presence of substance dependence not in remission for the past six months
• Contraindications for tDCS (e.g., pregnancy or implanted devices such as pace maker)

Where it is running

• The University of Texas at Dallas — Richardson, Texas, United States

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