Social Motivation Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: Improving Peer Initiation

January 6, 2021 updated by: Grace Gengoux, Stanford University
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a social initiation motivation intervention (SIMI) focused on training children with ASD to initiate to peers during structured play activities will result in more frequent initiations to typically developing peers during free play. The SIMI approach under investigation uses behavioral strategies based in Applied Behavior Analysis and Pivotal Response Treatment to motivate children with ASD to initiate to peers. Children with ASD will be randomly assigned to either the SIMI or a waiting list. Treatment will be provided for 8 weeks in the context of a weekly social skills group.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

44

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Stanford, California, United States, 94305
        • Stanford University

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

4 years to 6 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. age 4.0 to 6.11 years;
  2. diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
  3. without intellectual disability
  4. stable community treatments four weeks before and throughout the trial.

Exclusion criteria:

  1. diagnosed severe psychiatric or genetic disorder or medical problem;
  2. severe disruptive behavior that would interfere with peer interactions

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Wait List
Experimental: Social Initiation Motivation Intervention
Behavioral: Social Initiation Motivation Intervention
The SIMI approach under investigation uses behavioral strategies based in Applied Behavior Analysis and Pivotal Response Treatment to motivate children with ASD to initiate to peers. The adult arranges the play environment in order to promote cooperation and facilitates frequent prompting and reinforcement from peers, thereby enhancing the reward value of peer interactions.
Other Names:
  • Pivotal Response Treatment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Initiation Frequency (observational rating of the frequency of child initiations to peers measured from video recording during free play sessions)
Time Frame: 8 weeks
The primary measure is an observational rating of the frequency of child initiations to peers measured from video recording during free play sessions at baseline and post-treatment.
8 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Stanford University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Grace Gengoux, PhD, Stanford University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 1, 2015

Primary Completion (Actual)

July 19, 2017

Study Completion (Actual)

November 5, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 5, 2015

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 9, 2015

First Posted (Estimate)

February 10, 2015

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

January 8, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 6, 2021

Last Verified

January 1, 2021

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 31420

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