NCT04771338

Examining the Effects of a Job Entry Intervention

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 34 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kessler Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 15 Years – 24 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The current study will examine the efficacy of a virtual reality (VR) intervention as well as a newly developed Kessler Foundation STRength IDentification and Expression tool (VR-STRIDE) with adolescents diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Detailed description

The current study will examine the efficacy of a virtual reality (VR) intervention entitled "IMPRoving Expression of Skills and Strengths In Interviewing in a Virtual Environment" (IMPRESSIVE) which targets social competency skills needed for successful job interviewing. Specifically, 2 VR tools are utilized in the IMPRESSIVE intervention. The first tool is VR-Job Interview Training, a VR program which offers the opportunity for repeated practice with a virtual human interviewer. Preliminary evidence suggests that the VRprogram is successful in adults with ASD and schizophrenia in improving interview abilities. However, the efficacy of it has not been evaluated in adolescents with ASD. This represents a significant void in our knowledge, as we do not know whether this program is effective for youth. In addition to VR training, a newly developed tool is included in the currently proposed intervention: the Kessler Foundation STRength IDentification and Expression tool (VR-STRIDE). KF-STRIDE is focused on improving the ability to express personal strengths during the job interview, a skill that is not taught with VR training. The proposed IMPRESSIVE intervention, which combines the learning of 2 critical abilities (social skills and strength identification), has never been examined in individuals with ASD. Thus, the current proposal will be the first to examine the efficacy of these 2 combined tools in this at-risk population.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autism
• ASD

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	VR-JIT/KF-STRIDE	Treatment group will receive 12 sessions of job interview training protocol.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-09-01
• Primary completion: 2022-06-22
• Completion: 2023-07-26
• First posted: 2021-02-25
• Last updated: 2024-01-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States