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2024-05-06 @ 5:17 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 2:25 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05256095
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2022-10-07
First Post:
2022-02-15
Brief Title:
Thinking in Speech for Children With Autism
Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Organization:
University of Pittsburgh
Study Overview
Official Title:
Thinking in Speech for Children With Autism - Pilot Study
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2024-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This study examines a cognitive therapy for autistic children Thinking in Speech Thinking in Speech helps children with autism independently cope with everyday events that cause stress by developing their ability to use inner speech
Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of Thinking in Speech TiS in teaching children to identify when they are experiencing a problem and learn to ask for help appropriately
Participants Participants will be 20 verbal children aged 7-11 who have been diagnosed with autism or related neurocognitive disorders Therapists will be experienced and certified speech-language pathologists SLPs who will be trained to use TiS For this grant investigators will develop a standardized training program that can be administered to community SLPs Training will consist of background reading and discussions analysis of past therapy sessions and practice sessions with individualized feedback provided by a trainer Training will focus on developing the childs ability to ask for help Asking for help requires a complex combinations of executive functions and being able to adopt the perspective of another person Training sessions will be recorded for use in further training development and enhancements A five-week training program is anticipated
Procedure Both training and therapy will be delivered remotely The therapists will plan to conduct sixteen 30-minute remote therapy sessions over 8 weeks - the actual time frame will depend on the health and scheduling demands of the therapists and children All TiS sessions will be video-recorded Children will be randomly assigned to either receive therapy immediately or to be placed on a 10-week wait-list after which they will receive therapy
Participants Participants will be 20 verbal children aged 7-11 who have been diagnosed with autism or related neurocognitive disorders Therapists will be experienced and certified speech-language pathologists SLPs who will be trained to use TiS For this grant investigators will develop a standardized training program that can be administered to community SLPs Training will consist of background reading and discussions analysis of past therapy sessions and practice sessions with individualized feedback provided by a trainer Training will focus on developing the childs ability to ask for help Asking for help requires a complex combinations of executive functions and being able to adopt the perspective of another person Training sessions will be recorded for use in further training development and enhancements A five-week training program is anticipated
Procedure Both training and therapy will be delivered remotely The therapists will plan to conduct sixteen 30-minute remote therapy sessions over 8 weeks - the actual time frame will depend on the health and scheduling demands of the therapists and children All TiS sessions will be video-recorded Children will be randomly assigned to either receive therapy immediately or to be placed on a 10-week wait-list after which they will receive therapy
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None