Investigating Social Competence in Youth With Autism



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Neurology, Psychiatric, Autism
Therapuetic Areas:Neurology, Psychiatry / Psychology
Healthy:No
Age Range:8 - 16
Updated:12/26/2018
Start Date:November 22, 2017
End Date:January 2022
Contact:Blythe A Corbett, Ph.D.
Email:blythe.corbett@vanderbilt.edu
Phone:615-936-0280

Use our guide to learn which trials are right for you!

Trial Summary
Trial Overview
Inclusion Criteria

Investigating Social Competence in Youth With Autism: A Multisite Randomized Control Trial

Our treatment, SENSE Theatre, combines several well-documented, effective behavioral
strategies and theatre techniques. The proposed project will extend previous findings showing
improving improvement in memory for faces. The multisite randomized control trial will
include a large sample of 240 children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) randomly assigned
to the experimental (SENSE Theatre) or an active control condition (Tackling Teenage
Together).


Inclusion Criteria:

- Children with high-functioning ASD (IQ > or = to 70).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Children who evidence aggression toward other people.
We found this trial at
3
sites
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
1211 Medical Center Dr
Nashville, Tennessee 37232
(615) 322-5000
Vanderbilt Univ Med Ctr Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) is a comprehensive healthcare facility dedicated...
?
mi
from
Nashville, TN
Click here to add this to my saved trials
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Principal Investigator: Susan W White, Ph.D.
Phone: 540-231-8511
?
mi
from
Blacksburg, VA
Click here to add this to my saved trials
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, New York 11794
Principal Investigator: Matthew D Lerner, Ph.D.
Phone: 631-632-7660
?
mi
from
Stony Brook, NY
Click here to add this to my saved trials