Sexuality and Relationship Education Program for Autistic Young Adults in South Korea

Korea University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Our Love, Our Style (OLOS)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07234253

IRB-2025-0055-10

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this single-arm clinical trial is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of Our Love, Our Style, a group-based sexuality and relationship education program for autistic young adults in South Korea. The study aims to examine the preliminary efficacy of the program by assessing increases in sexuality knowledge, sexual and relationship behaviors, and motivation. It will also evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of implementing the program among Korean autistic young adults.

Participants will receive a 10-session, online, group-based program (90 minutes per session, once a week for 10 weeks) delivered via telehealth. The program is adapted to the Korean cultural context and tailored to the needs of autistic young adults aged 18-35 years. It will cover the following topics: social relationships (e.g., distinguishing types of relationships, apologizing, and refusing), romantic relationships, consent, sexual behavior, reproduction, prevention of sexual harassment, online and social media use related to sexuality, gender, and sexual orientation.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• previous medical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or ASD based on DSM-5 using Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2)
• Verbal ability sufficient to produce full sentences (i.e. ADOS-2 Module 4 language level)
• Full-Scale IQ equal to or above 70

Exclusion criteria

- Presence of prominent hallucinations or delusions

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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30 participants in 1 patient group

Intervention Group

Experimental group

Description:

Autistic young adults will receive a group-based sexuality and relationship education program delivered in a telehealth format over 10 sessions (90 minutes per session, once a week for 10 weeks). The program will cover the following topics: social relationship (e.g., distinguishing types of relationships, apologizing, and refusing), romantic relationships, consent, sexual behavior, reproduction, prevention of sexual harassment, online and social media use related to sexuality, gender, and sexual orientation.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Our Love, Our Style (OLOS)