Understanding the Effects of Intervention on the Brain in Autism

Marquette University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: PDD-NOS; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Asperger Disorder; Autism

Treatments: Behavioral: PEERS

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02680015

HR 2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study examines how the PEERS (Laugeson & Frankel, 2010; Laugeson, 2016) social-behavioral intervention affects social relationships and brain development and function in autistic preschoolers, adolescents, and young adults.

Enrollment: 400 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 4 to 28 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Verbal, speaking in full sentences
• Meets ASD criteria
• Meets IQ criteria >70

Exclusion criteria

• schizophrenia or bipolar disorder

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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400 participants in 2 patient groups

Experimental Group

Experimental group

Description:

Immediate enrollment in the PEERS group.

Treatment:

Behavioral: PEERS

Waitlist Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Research measures while waiting for PEERS; will receive PEERS within one year.