Status:
RECRUITING
Motivation for Daily Living Skills
Lead Sponsor:
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Conditions:
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Motivation
Eligibility:
All Genders
16-25 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to enhance motivation to complete daily living skills among 16 to 25-year-old autistic teens and young adults. Here are the main questions the trial aims to answer: ...
Detailed Description
Many autistic teens and young adults often have a hard time doing the everyday skills they need to live on their own. These daily living skills (DLS) include things like taking care of themselves (lik...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria for Autistic Teens and Young Adults:
- Age 16-25 years
- Participants reporting an autism diagnosis from a qualified provider (Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Developmental Pediatrician, Neurologist). When possible, diagnosis will be confirmed through the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) Electronic Health Record (EHR).
- Must identify an important person who is able to communicate by understanding and speaking full sentences in English
- Ability to communicate by understanding and using full sentences in English
- Informed Consent
- Be willing to have sessions audio- and video-recorded
- Exclusion Criteria for Autistic Teens and Young Adults:
- Diagnosis of Intellectual Disability
- Participant is currently considered a suicide risk in the opinion of the Investigator or is currently demonstrating active suicidal or homicidal ideation or self-injurious behavior.
- Current, comorbid psychiatric disorder with sufficiently intense symptoms in the opinion of the Investigator that these symptoms may confound treatment.
- Changes to mental health treatment plan (ex. starting or ending therapy or psychotropic medications over the course of this intervention).
- Participation in a prior trial of our intrinsic motivation condition
- Inclusion Criteria for Important Person:
- Age 18 years or older
- Must attend at least 15 minutes of each treatment session
- Ability to communicate by understanding and using full sentences in English
- Informed consent
- Be willing to have sessions audio- and video-recorded
- Exclusion Criteria for Important Person:
- \- Is not willing to support the autistic teen/young adult with their daily living skill goal
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 15 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
180 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT07159308
Start Date
September 15 2025
End Date
February 1 2027
Last Update
October 2 2025
Active Locations (1)
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CHOP Center for Advanced Behavioral Healthcare
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19139