NCT05341505

Outcomes of Emotion Regulation Therapy in Young Autistic Adults

Outcomes and Neural Mechanisms of Emotion Regulation Therapy in Young Adults With Autism: A Pilot Feasibility Study

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 5 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Michal Assaf · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This pilot study is designed to investigate the clinical outcomes and neural mechanisms of emotion regulation behavioral treatment , in a small sample of young adults diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder.

Detailed description

Five young adults with ASD with emotional/behavioral challenges that are attributed to emotion dysregulation will be enrolled into an emotion regulation (ER) intervention administered twice weekly for a total of 16 sessions. Participants will be evaluated pre- and post-treatment using behavioral and imaging measures, and at mid-treatment and 2-month follow-up using behavioral measures administered electronically and/or via phone interview.

Conditions

• Autism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Emotion Regulation Intervention	We will administer a cognitive-behavioral treatment targeting emotion dysregulation, including mindfulness skills and other cognitive and behavioral emotion regulation skills.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-07-15
• Primary completion: 2023-01-30
• Completion: 2023-01-30
• First posted: 2022-04-22
• Last updated: 2022-10-14

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States