NCT04788537

Services to Enhance Social Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a novel, three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder. The treatment, named TUNE In (Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions), includes components to address the many behavioral domains involved in social functioning, including social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, social skills, and generalization of the skills to community settings. The Investigators will test the efficacy of TUNE In to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), using a randomized controlled trial using the SRS-2 as the primary outcome measure.

Conditions

• Autism
• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autistic Disorder
• Asperger Syndrome
• Pervasive Developmental Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In)	A three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder. TUNE In includes components to address the many behavioral domains involved in social functioning, including social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, social skills, and generalization of the skills to community settings.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-02-16
• Primary completion: 2023-06-22
• Completion: 2023-06-22
• First posted: 2021-03-09
• Last updated: 2025-03-21
• Results posted: 2025-03-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States