Actively Recruiting
Extensions of Resurgence as Choice
Led by Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey · Updated on 2026-04-17
30
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
260 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Although behavioral treatments for decreasing destructive behavior, such as differential reinforcement of alternative behavior (DRA), are effective in the clinic, problem behavior often returns when a caregiver does not give the child their way in the natural environment (e.g., caregiver is busy with an infant sibling). This form of treatment relapse is known as resurgence. The goal of the current study is to evaluate whether alternating sessions in which the child can have their way (i.e., "on" sessions) with sessions in which the child can not have their way (i.e., "off" sessions) helps to mitigate resurgence.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Extensions of Resurgence as Choice
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Boys and girls aged 3 to 17 years
- Problem behavior occurring at least 10 times a day despite previous treatment
- Problem behavior maintained by social positive reinforcement
- Stable protective supports for self-injurious behavior with no expected changes during enrollment
- On a stable psychoactive drug regimen for at least 10 half-lives per drug or drug free
- Stable educational plan and placement with no expected changes during treatment
You will not qualify if you...
- Not meeting the inclusion criteria
- Currently receiving 15 or more hours per week of treatment for problem behavior
- Diagnosis of Rett syndrome or other degenerative conditions
- Having a comorbid health condition or major mental disorder interfering with participation
- Self-injury during assessments that risks serious or permanent harm
- Need for changes to protective supports or drug treatment during the study (patients invited when stable)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Children's Specialized Hospital-Rutgers University Center for Autism Research, Education, and Services
Somerset, New Jersey, United States, 08873
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
B
Brian Greer, PhD
CONTACT
S
Serena Claiborne
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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