AutismNCT04840498
UAB AIM Virtual Magic Camp
An observational study of Autism, run by Hon K. Yuen, PhD at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The magic camp for children with disabilities at UAB has been conducted yearly since 2018. This year, because of the Covid-19, the magic camp will be conducted online. The virtual magic camp will start in the beginning of June . It will run for 4 weeks. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 9 to 18 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Autism
- What is being tested?
- Autism Research
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 18 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 7 Apr 2021to 31 Aug 2021
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 9 to 18 years
- All sexes
- Child, Adult
Study population: Participants will be with other individuals who do not have ASD.
Who may be able to join
- Have some form of ASD
Who cannot join
None listed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: UAB Arts in Medicine's Evaluation of a Virtual Magic Camp
The magic camp for children with disabilities at UAB has been conducted yearly since 2018. This year, because of the Covid-19, the magic camp will be conducted online. The virtual magic camp will start in the beginning of June . It will run for 4 weeks. After one cohort, there will be another cohort starts in the beginning of July . Each cohort will have about 30 children with disabilities. Two occupational therapy graduate students will teach each child via Zoom to learn magic hand trick 3 times a week, one hour each. No studies evaluate the psychological benefits of learning magic tricks via online in children with disabilities. Therefore, this study is to evaluate the psychological being of the children participants after completing a virtual magic camp.
- Conditions
- Autism
- Being tested
- Autism Research
- Medical subject headings
- Autistic Disorder
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Autism ResearchBehavioural
Measuring aspects such as self esteem, social skills, and social anxieties.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Camp Session #1 | Children ages 9-18 Receives: Behavioral: Autism Research | |
| Magic Camp Session #2 | Children ages 9-18 Receives: Behavioral: Autism Research |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Self Esteem
Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale: The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) consists of 10 items quantifying participants' feelings about themselves on a 4-point scale (1=strongly agree; 4=strongly disagree). After taking into consideration the five reversed scored items, responses are totaled to form the summation score, ranging from 10 to 40, with the larger scores indicating higher self-esteem.
Measured: 2 weeks
Strengths & Difficulties
SDQ is a screening tool for emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents aged 2 to 17 years (Stone, Otten, Engels, Vermulst, \& Janssens, 2010). SDQ includes 25 items across 5 subscales. Each item is rated on a 3-point scale with 0=not true, 1=somewhat true, and 2=certainly true. Responses are totaled to form the summation score, ranging from 0-50, with higher scores indicating more emotional and behavioral problems.
Measured: 2 weeks
Social Anxiety
The SAS is designed to assess feelings of social anxiety (avoidance, fears, or worries) experienced by children and adolescents in the context of their peer relations (La Greca \& Lopez, 1998; La Greca \& Stone, 1993). The SAS has 18 items divided into three subscales. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale according to how much each item characterizes the specific feeling indicated (1 = not at all, 5 = all the time). Items from each subscale are summed so that high scores reflect greater levels of social anxiety.
Measured: 2 weeks
Social Skills
The SSIS is designed to measure various aspects of social skills in children and adolescents who are suspected of having significant social difficulties (Gresham \& Elliott, 2008). The Social Skills domain has 46 items and consists of seven subscales. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale by indicating how true each social skill is (0 = not true, 3 = very true), with lower scores indicating poorer social skill.
Measured: 2 weeks
Social Responses
The SRS-2 is designed to measure various dimensions of interpersonal behavior, communication, and repetitive/stereotypic behavior associated with autism occurring in natural social settings (Constantino \& Gruber, 2012). The SRS-2 is comprised of 65 items which are rated on a 4-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = not true, to 4 = almost always true. Higher scores reflect a greater degree of social impairment.
Measured: 2 weeks
Parental Stress
The SIPA is a 112-item measure assessing stress within the parent-adolescent relationship (Sheras et al., 1998). The first 90 items have response options on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = not sure, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree) and the remaining 22 items are yes (1) /no (0) questions pertaining to stressful life events the respondent may have experienced. Higher scores indicate higher levels of stress.
Measured: 2 weeks
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted12 Apr 2021
- Study start7 Apr 2021
- Primary completion31 Aug 2021
- Study completion31 Aug 2021
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for AutismStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Hon K. Yuen, PhD
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor-investigator, Hon K. Yuen, PhD, University of Alabama at Birmingham
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04840498
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 300005328
- Status last verified
- Aug 2022
- First submitted
- 7 Apr 2021
- Last updated
- 31 Aug 2022
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 31 Aug 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- UAB Arts in Medicine's Evaluation of a Virtual Magic Camp
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04840498
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 300005328
- Conditions
- Autism
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 18 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Hon K. Yuen, PhDUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 7 Apr 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Aug 2021 (actual)
- Study completion
- 31 Aug 2021 (actual)
- First posted
- 12 Apr 2021 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The magic camp for children with disabilities at UAB has been conducted yearly since 2018. This year, because of the Covid-19, the magic camp will be conducted online. The virtual magic camp will start in the beginning of June . It will run for 4 weeks. After one cohort, there will be another cohort starts in the beginning of July . Each cohort will have about 30 children with disabilities. Two occupational therapy graduate students will teach each child via Zoom to learn magic hand trick 3 times a week, one hour each. No studies evaluate the psychological benefits of learning magic tricks via online in children with disabilities. Therefore, this study is to evaluate the psychological being of the children participants after completing a virtual magic camp.
Study design
- Observational model
- Cohort
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Magic Camp Session #1 | – | Behavioral: Autism ResearchChildren ages 9-18 |
| Magic Camp Session #2 | – | Behavioral: Autism ResearchChildren ages 9-18 |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 9 to 18 years
- Sex
- All
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
- Study population
- Participants will be with other individuals who do not have ASD.
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Have some form of ASD
Key exclusion criteria (0 listed)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Autism ResearchMeasuring aspects such as self esteem, social skills, and social anxieties. | Behavioural | Magic Camp Session #1, Magic Camp Session #2 |
Primary outcome
Self Esteem
Time frame: 2 weeks
Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale: The Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (Rosenberg, 1965) consists of 10 items quantifying participants' feelings about themselves on a 4-point scale (1=strongly agree; 4=strongly disagree). After taking into consideration the five reversed scored items, responses are totaled to form the summation score, ranging from 10 to 40, with the larger scores indicating higher self-esteem.
Strengths & Difficulties
Time frame: 2 weeks
SDQ is a screening tool for emotional and behavioral problems in children and adolescents aged 2 to 17 years (Stone, Otten, Engels, Vermulst, \& Janssens, 2010). SDQ includes 25 items across 5 subscales. Each item is rated on a 3-point scale with 0=not true, 1=somewhat true, and 2=certainly true. Responses are totaled to form the summation score, ranging from 0-50, with higher scores indicating more emotional and behavioral problems.
Social Anxiety
Time frame: 2 weeks
The SAS is designed to assess feelings of social anxiety (avoidance, fears, or worries) experienced by children and adolescents in the context of their peer relations (La Greca \& Lopez, 1998; La Greca \& Stone, 1993). The SAS has 18 items divided into three subscales. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale according to how much each item characterizes the specific feeling indicated (1 = not at all, 5 = all the time). Items from each subscale are summed so that high scores reflect greater levels of social anxiety.
Social Skills
Time frame: 2 weeks
The SSIS is designed to measure various aspects of social skills in children and adolescents who are suspected of having significant social difficulties (Gresham \& Elliott, 2008). The Social Skills domain has 46 items and consists of seven subscales. Items are rated on a 4-point Likert scale by indicating how true each social skill is (0 = not true, 3 = very true), with lower scores indicating poorer social skill.
Social Responses
Time frame: 2 weeks
The SRS-2 is designed to measure various dimensions of interpersonal behavior, communication, and repetitive/stereotypic behavior associated with autism occurring in natural social settings (Constantino \& Gruber, 2012). The SRS-2 is comprised of 65 items which are rated on a 4-point Likert scale, ranging from 1 = not true, to 4 = almost always true. Higher scores reflect a greater degree of social impairment.
Parental Stress
Time frame: 2 weeks
The SIPA is a 112-item measure assessing stress within the parent-adolescent relationship (Sheras et al., 1998). The first 90 items have response options on a 5-point Likert scale (1 = strongly disagree, 2 = disagree, 3 = not sure, 4 = agree, 5 = strongly agree) and the remaining 22 items are yes (1) /no (0) questions pertaining to stressful life events the respondent may have experienced. Higher scores indicate higher levels of stress.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 31 Aug 2022.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Autism, run by Hon K. Yuen, PhD at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 31 Aug 2022. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Self Esteem (time frame: 2 weeks). The study lists 6 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 31 Aug 2022; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 4 Nov 2026.