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Behavioural Intervention

Behavioral Skills Intervention for Autism Spectrum Disorder

N/A

Recruiting

Led By Jill Locke, PhD

Research Sponsored by University of Washington

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Autistic students aged 5-12 from a participating public elementary school with school documentation of an autism classification, confirmed ASD diagnosis, and above-mean score on Emotion Dysregulation Inventory or Sutter Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory, enrolled in a Kindergarten-5th grade general or special education classroom, participate in an inclusive classroom setting for a minimum of 10% of their weekly hours, and have a participating educator enrolled that meets the inclusion criteria for Elementary School Personnel

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, week 12, and week 24

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to improve outcomes for autistic children in public schools by redesigning and testing a new strategy to support educators in using evidence-based interventions. The current lack of efficient implementation strategies hinders the availability

Who is the study for?

This trial is for educators in public schools who work with autistic children. The goal is to improve the use of behavioral skills interventions (EBI) in educational settings, addressing the urgent need for effective autism support.

What is being tested?

The study tests a redesigned implementation strategy called RUBIES-Team, compared to an unadapted strategy, aiming to better integrate EBIs like RUBI into schools for autistic youth.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational strategies rather than medical treatments, there are no traditional side effects. However, there may be challenges or resistance encountered when implementing new practices.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am an autistic student aged 5-12, with confirmed ASD and struggle with managing emotions or behavior, attending K-5th grade, spending some time in inclusive classes, and my teacher is participating.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, week 12, week 24

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, week 12, week 24

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, week 12, week 24 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

24-item Emotion Dysregulation Inventory

Aberrant Behavior Checklist-Irritability Scale (ABC-I)

Adoption

+5 more

Secondary study objectives

Clinical Global Impressions (CGI)

Fidelity

Number of participants who complete the Framework for Modifications and Adaptations of Evidence Based Interventions

+1 more

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: RUBI in Educational Settings (RUBIES) implementation strategyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in this arm will receive an adapted version of the RUBI intervention manual that was iteratively redesigned for use in educational settings (i.e., RUBI for Educational Settings; RUBIES)

Group II: Unadapted Research Units in Behavioral Intervention (RUBI) implementation strategyActive Control1 Intervention

Participants in this arm will receive the un-adapted RUBI implementation strategy (i.e., RUBI as usual).

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