Feasibility and Safety of a Virtual-Reality Based Job Interview Training Tool in Teenagers With High-Functioning Autism

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Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

The current project involves the application of a VR job training software. We propose to use an interactive VR job interview practice system, Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (VR-JIT), in youths with ASD at the highschool level. This system was developed to bolster job interview practice skills and to help reduce anxiety in adults with ASD. However, it has never before been used in individuals under the age of 18. Our hope is that if this program is utilized in individuals while they are still in highschool, we can target those persons before the window for which risk of unemployment appears to be highest for ASD youths, immediately after high school graduation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04773548

Run by

Kessler Foundation

People needed

12

Starts

2018-10-24

Expected to finish

2020-10-24

Last updated by the study team

2021-02-26

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Be between the ages of 13 and 18
• Have a diagnosis of ASD or a typically developing child
• Be able to speak and read English fluently

You may not qualify if…

• I had a stroke, TBI, or neurologic injury or disease in the past
• I have a history of significant psychiatric illness (like bipolar, schizophrenia, or psychosis)
• I have uncontrolled seizures or other unstable medical complications

Where it is running

• Kessler Foundation — East Hanover, New Jersey, United States

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