NCT05473104

PEERS® for Italy, a Study on Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) for Italy. A RCT's Study on Social Skills Intervention for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 37 (actual)
• Sponsor: Istituto Superiore di Sanità · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

TThe research aims to verify the Italian adaptation of a parent-mediated group training focused on social skills for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills PEERS® is an evidence-based program with substantial literature (over 40 studies) applied in several countries. For the present study, about 40 adolescents, both boys, and girls with ASD, are enrolled and randomized into two groups. Groups (experimental group and waiting list) took part in the Italian telehealth adaptation of PEERS® at different times and were evaluated at several time points (baseline, pre-treatment, post-treatment, and follow-up). The objective of the comparison was to explore the primary outcomes, such as the impact of training on social knowledge and performance, and secondary outcomes, like psychiatric comorbidities and neuropsychological profile. The hypothesis is that social skills (knowledge and performance) improve after training in the experimental group and affect the secondary outcomes, and the achievements are maintained at 3-months follow-up.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills	Social training targeting adolescents with ASD and focused on making and keeping friends

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-14
• Primary completion: 2021-04-14
• Completion: 2021-11-14
• First posted: 2022-07-25
• Last updated: 2022-07-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy