Interview TIME: Training Inspired Minds for Employment

University of Michigan

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Virtual Interview Training (VIT); Behavioral: Services-as-usual

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06291233

1R01MH132656-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

HUM00236812

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study is to see if an internet job interview training program can help people that have autism improve interview skills and access to jobs.

Participants will be randomized to use Virtual Interview Training (VIT) or continue services as usual (active control group).

Full description

Participants will have assessments that will be done over the computer or in-person at school or program site. Assessments will be about participants background, employment history, mood and feelings, autistic traits, memory, mental health issues, such as depression and anxiety, and other things. Some assessments will be audio and/or video recorded.

Please note that there will be teachers and staff consented (approximately n=32) to deliver the intervention, however, will not count for the clinical trial. Therefore, the information will not be added to the anticipated enrollment numbers in study design.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 26 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Participants have a diagnosis on the autism spectrum
• Participants are enrolled in pre-employment transition services
• Participants have at least a third-grade reading level
• Are unemployed or employed and job-seeking

Exclusion criteria

• Not enrolled in pre-employment transition services

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Virtual Interview Training

Experimental group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Virtual Interview Training (VIT)

Services-as-usual

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Behavioral: Services-as-usual