First CRUSH: Piloting the Preliminary Feasibility and Acceptability of the Competence in Romance and Understanding Sexual Health (CRUSH) Curriculum

Boston Children's Hospital

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Autism

Treatments: Behavioral: Competence in Romance and Understanding Sexual Health (CRUSH)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05910658

FP01030935

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the feasibility and acceptability of a behavioral intervention in designed to provide sexual education and improve the behavioral skills of autistic adults for intimate relationships.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Acquire feasibility and acceptability data for delivery of the CRUSH curriculum in a group didactic setting plus 1-1 coaching.
• Acquire feasibility and acceptability data regarding the assessment battery for future clinical trials.

Participants will complete:

• A screening call.
• Provide documentation of a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
• 3 visits to assess knowledge and behaviors related to dating and sexual health at each point throughout the training curriculum (before beginning, midway, and after finishing).
• 15-20 training sessions to participate in the CRUSH curriculum. After each session, provide feedback about the session.

Full description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the feasibility and acceptability of a behavioral intervention in designed to provide sexual education and improve the behavioral skills of autistic adults for intimate relationships, called CRUSH.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Acquire feasibility and acceptability data for delivery of the CRUSH curriculum in a group didactic setting plus 1-1 coaching.
• Acquire feasibility and acceptability data regarding the assessment battery for future clinical trials.

Participants will complete:

• A screening call.
• Provide documentation of a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.
• 3 visits to assess knowledge and behaviors related to dating and sexual health at each point throughout the training curriculum (before beginning, midway, and after finishing).
• 15-20 training sessions to participate in the CRUSH curriculum. After each session, provide feedback about the session.

Enrollment: 8 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 30 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 to 30 years old;
• Documentation of a prior diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or receipt of services based on an ASD diagnosis;
• Ability to provide consent for the protocol and understand task demands (i.e., approximately WASI-2 full scale IQ of 70 or above);
• Fluent in English

Exclusion criteria

• Non-English-speaking participants (less than 50% of speech in English);
• Known genetic etiology of ASD (e.g., Fragile X);
• Major mental illness (e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis).
• Live more than 35 miles from Two Brookline Place, Brookline, MA where intervention sessions will be offered.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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8 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention Group

Other group

Description:

Participants will receive the CRUSH Curriculum

Treatment:

Behavioral: Competence in Romance and Understanding Sexual Health (CRUSH)