NCT04005547

Health Education and Relationships Through Theater: An RCT of Promoting Awareness Through Live Movement and Sound for Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder (PALMS-ASD)

Health Education and Relationships Through Theater: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Promoting Awareness Through Live Movement and Sound for Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder (PALMS-ASD)

• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 72 (actual)
• Sponsor: Public Health Management Corporation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 19 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Teens with ASD ages 14-19 will be screened for eligibility, complete a baseline interviewer/ACASI-administered survey, and randomly assigned to either intervention or control group. The enrollment goal is 500 teens. The 12-hour intervention will be run in groups of up to 12 teens, with health educators leading the group and actors assisting, role playing with participants, and performing a skit. Teens in the intervention group will take a post satisfaction survey, and teens in both conditions will take a 6-month and 12-month interviewer/ACASI-administered outcome survey. Fidelity will be monitored by observers and rated by health educators.

Conditions

• Sexual Health
• Education, Health

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Promoting Awareness through Live Movement and Sound for youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder	Session 1 - Let's Talk About Relationships Session 2 - Let's Talk About Intimate Relationships Session 3 - Let's Talk About Sex Session 4 - Let's Talk About Protection Session 5 - Let's Talk About Communication \*Bring your Trusted Adult\* Session 6 - Let's Talk About Growing Up

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-09-15
• Primary completion: 2020-03-12
• Completion: 2020-05-31
• First posted: 2019-07-02
• Last updated: 2023-11-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States