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Iterative Redesign of a Multifaceted Implementation Strategy for a School-based Behavioral Skills Intervention (RUBI)
Led by University of Washington · Updated on 2025-09-16
160
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
83 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Washington
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The increased prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (1 in 36 youth) in the United States along with the exorbitant cost of care of supporting one autistic individual with and without intellectual disability across their lifespan ($2.4 and $1.4 million, respectively) creates a sense of urgency to improve outcomes for autistic youth. Schools are the primary setting in which autistic children receive intervention. Despite a growing array of evidence-based interventions (EBI) such as behavioral management, EBIs often are unavailable in schools due to misalignment of existing implementation strategies (IS) with that setting. Large numbers of IS have been described for the education sector, but there is a dire need to identify the most efficient IS to support use of EBI in resource-strapped public schools. This project will apply the local Discover, Design/Build and Test (DDBT) framework to redesign and pilot a multifaceted IS to support educator use of a behavioral skills EBI for autistic children in public schools.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Iterative Redesign of a Multifaceted Implementation Strategy for a School-based Behavioral Skills Intervention (RUBI)
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Elementary school personnel must be 18 years or older and employed by the school district
- Participants must work directly with autistic students at their school
- Autistic children must be aged 5 to 12 years
- Autistic children must have school documentation of an autism classification confirmed by caregiver-provided diagnosis and elevated scores on the Emotion Dysregulation Inventory or Sutter Eyberg Student Behavior Inventory
- Autistic children must be enrolled in Kindergarten to 5th grade general or special education classrooms
- Autistic children must participate in an inclusive classroom setting for at least 10% of their weekly hours (4 hours per week)
- Autistic children must have a participating educator who meets the inclusion criteria for school personnel
- No exclusions based on gender identity, age, demographics, racial/ethnic background, or past experience for school personnel
You will not qualify if you...
- Students not planning to stay in the same school or classroom for the study duration
- Elementary school personnel not working with an autistic student who meets inclusion criteria
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98195
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
R
Ryan Allred
CONTACT
K
Katie Osterhage
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Number of Arms
2
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