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Feasibility and Safety of a Virtual-Reality Based Job Interview Training Tool in Teenagers With High-Functioning Autism

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04773548
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : February 26, 2021
Last Update Posted : February 26, 2021
Sponsor:
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Kessler Foundation

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The current project involves the application of a VR job training software. We propose to use an interactive VR job interview practice system, Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (VR-JIT), in youths with ASD at the highschool level. This system was developed to bolster job interview practice skills and to help reduce anxiety in adults with ASD. However, it has never before been used in individuals under the age of 18. Our hope is that if this program is utilized in individuals while they are still in highschool, we can target those persons before the window for which risk of unemployment appears to be highest for ASD youths, immediately after high school graduation.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Autism Spectrum Disorder Other: VR-JIT Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 12 participants
Allocation: N/A
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Feasibility and Safety of a Virtual-Reality Based Job Interview Training Tool in Teenagers With High-Functioning Autism
Actual Study Start Date : October 24, 2018
Actual Primary Completion Date : October 24, 2020
Actual Study Completion Date : October 24, 2020

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: VR-JIT Other: VR-JIT
Job interview with virtual interviewer


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change in mock job interview [ Time Frame: 7 weeks ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   13 Years to 18 Years   (Child, Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Be between the ages of 13 and 18
  • Have a diagnosis of ASD or a typically developing child
  • Be able to speak and read English fluently

Exclusion Criteria:

  • I had a stroke, TBI, or neurologic injury or disease in the past
  • I have a history of significant psychiatric illness (like bipolar, schizophrenia, or psychosis)
  • I have uncontrolled seizures or other unstable medical complications
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Locations
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United States, New Jersey
Kessler Foundation
East Hanover, New Jersey, United States, 07936
Sponsors and Collaborators
Kessler Foundation
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Responsible Party: Kessler Foundation
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04773548    
Other Study ID Numbers: R-1036-18
First Posted: February 26, 2021    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: February 26, 2021
Last Verified: February 2021
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
Plan to Share IPD: Undecided

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Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Autistic Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Mental Disorders