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Sponsors and Collaborators: |
SymTrend Inc. The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
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Information provided by: | SymTrend Inc. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00848874 |
Abstract: In Phase I, we designed and tested a Portable Visual Guidance System (PVGS), which combines a PDA - for user guidance - and an Internet website - for linking the user to an educational support team. Use of the PVGS 1) significantly improved the in vivo social pragmatics of students diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome/Higher Functioning Autism (AS/HFA); 2) revealed additional ways of improving social pragmatics; and 3) improved activity management in scheduling and vocational tasks.
In Phase II, we will focus on social pragmatics and two closely related skills: feelings management and assignment management. We aim to:
Significance: Successful completion of Phase II will:
Condition | Intervention |
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Asperger Syndrome High Functioning Autism |
Behavioral: PVGS |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | Phase II Study of a Portable Visual Guidance System for Use by AS/HFA Students in Inclusion Settings |
Estimated Enrollment: | 50 |
Study Start Date: | September 2008 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | April 2010 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | June 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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PVGS User: Experimental |
Behavioral: PVGS
Student use of SymTrend PVGS daily then tapering off for 14 weeks in conjunction to ratings by a coach.
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 11 Years to 21 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
United States, Massachusetts | |
SymTrend, Inc. | |
Belmont, Massachusetts, United States, 02478 |
Principal Investigator: | Gary Mesibov, PhD | The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill |
Study Director: | Minna Levine, PhD | SymTrend Inc. |
Responsible Party: | Dept of Psychiatry, UNC Medical School and Division TEACCH at UNC ( Gary Mesibov, PhD ) |
Study ID Numbers: | 2R41MH75162, NIHM_2R41MH75162--02A1 |
Study First Received: | April 25, 2008 |
Last Updated: | February 19, 2009 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00848874 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | United States: Institutional Review Board |
Developmental Disabilities Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Mental Disorders Autistic Disorder |
Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood Asperger Syndrome Autism |
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Pathologic Processes Disease Mental Disorders |
Syndrome Mental Disorders Diagnosed in Childhood Asperger Syndrome |