Autism Spectrum DisorderNCT06380569
A Strength-Based Intervention to Improve Job Interview Skills in Young Adults in a Community Setting
A study testing KF-STRIDE® in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, run by Kessler Foundation at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The investigators are looking to evaluate how effective a strength-based intervention may be in improving job interview skills in young adults. The investigators are examining the effects of this intervention in young adults who may have difficulty with job interviews, and who may want to improve these skills. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 14 to 26 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- What is being tested?
- KF-STRIDE®
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 30 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Jul 2024to 1 Dec 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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 14 to 26 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- Lives in the United States of America Between the ages of 14-26 Speaks English well and at a 4th grade reading level
Who cannot join
- Had a stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, or neurological injury or disease in the past(like brain tumor or epilepsy) Has a history of significant psychiatric illness(like schizophrenia or psychosis) Has uncontrolled seizures or other unstable medical complications
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Katarina Reduzzi, MA contact
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Kessler Foundation
East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936
Helen Genova, Ph. D.
About this study
The investigators are looking to evaluate how effective a strength-based intervention may be in improving job interview skills in young adults. The investigators are examining the effects of this intervention in young adults who may have difficulty with job interviews, and who may want to improve these skills.
Read the detailed description
The investigators have developed KF-STRIDE, a promising web-based intervention which focuses on helping autistic transition age youth improve interview skills by 1) learning to identify their unique employable strengths, and 2) practice speaking about those strengths to potential employers in socially appropriate ways. The inability to express one's strengths to a potential employer can negatively affect interview performance and lead to difficulty with job obtainment. Importantly, KF-STRIDE is web-based, so it is highly scalable, and uses well-established principles of positive psychology. The investigators' pilot data evaluating KF-STRIDE in a lab-based setting indicates that after using KF-STRIDE, users experience increased knowledge of their personal strengths and improved job interview skills. However, KF-STRIDE's effectiveness in a real-world setting has not been established. Kessler Foundation (KF) Center for Autism Research will partner with Spectrum Works (or other community partner) (see letter of support) to implement and evaluate KF-STRIDE in a real-world setting. Spectrum Works is a non-profit organization which provides job training and employment opportunities to autistic youth. In the current study, KF-STRIDE will be implemented at Spectrum Works (or other community partner) by Spectrum Work staff members (trained by KF staff).
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Being tested
- KF-STRIDE®
- Medical subject headings
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
KF-STRIDE®Behavioural
Also called Kessler Foundation Strength Identification and Expression
Treatment group will receive 10 web based sessions of a strength-based training tool (once or twice a week). Sessions are approximately 60 minutes long.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Group | Experimental | In this arm, participants would participate in in an intervention program that uses character strengths to improve job maintenance skills in young adults. Receives: Behavioral: KF-STRIDE® |
| Control Group | No intervention | In this arm, participants are services as usual and will participate in their regular activities. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Mock Job Interview
Blinded reviewers using a standardized scoring measure will rate the video recorded mock job interviews
Measured: Baseline, Immediate Post-Test between weeks 7 and 8
Employment Status
We will examine whether the person became employed or other changes to their employment status. Yes=1, No=0
Measured: Baseline, Immediate Post-Test, and 6 months Post-Test
Time-to-reach Employment
We will examine how long it took for the person to obtain employment. Assessed as weeks since intervention completion.
Measured: 6 months Post-Test
Strength Knowledge and Strengths Use Scale (SKUS)
Measure to assess knowledge and use of one's strengths and measure changes following strengths-based interventions. Two scores: Strengths Use and Strengths Knowledge. Strengths Use values range from 14-98, with higher score indicating a better outcome. Strengths Knowledge values range from 8-56, with higher score indicating a better outcome.
Measured: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
Youth Interview- Self Efficacy and Anxiety
25 items combined, about confidence and interview comfort in adolescents, with values ranging from 0 to 5 for each item, and higher scores meaning a better outcome.
Measured: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
Job Search Behavior Scale
12 items measuring how often one engages in job search activities- language modified for use in youth, with values ranging from 1-5, with higher scores meaning a better outcome.
Measured: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
Work Readiness Scale
13 items about the perception of one's ability to work, with values ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores meaning a better outcome.
Measured: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
Global Assessment of Character Strengths (GACS)
24 items measuring one's identification of personal character strengths, with values ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores meaning a better outcome
Measured: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
Secondary outcomes (1)
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)
Self-report self-esteem questionnaire. Values range from 10-40, with higher score indicating better outcome.
Measured: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted24 Apr 2024
- Study start1 Jul 2024
- Primary completion1 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Dec 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Autism Spectrum DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Kessler FoundationThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Kessler Foundation Strength Identification and Expression (KF-STRIDE®)
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Helen Genova, Ph. D., Principal investigator, Kessler Foundation
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06380569
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- E-1139-21 Community Setting
- Status last verified
- Jul 2024
- First submitted
- 18 Apr 2024
- Last updated
- 24 Jul 2024
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 24 Jul 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Strength-Based Intervention to Improve Job Interview Skills in Young Adults in a Community Setting
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06380569
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- E-1139-21 Community Setting
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 30 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Kessler FoundationUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jul 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jun 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Dec 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 24 Apr 2024 (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 investigators are looking to evaluate how effective a strength-based intervention may be in improving job interview skills in young adults. The investigators are examining the effects of this intervention in young adults who may have difficulty with job interviews, and who may want to improve these skills.
Detailed description
The investigators have developed KF-STRIDE, a promising web-based intervention which focuses on helping autistic transition age youth improve interview skills by 1) learning to identify their unique employable strengths, and 2) practice speaking about those strengths to potential employers in socially appropriate ways. The inability to express one's strengths to a potential employer can negatively affect interview performance and lead to difficulty with job obtainment. Importantly, KF-STRIDE is web-based, so it is highly scalable, and uses well-established principles of positive psychology. The investigators' pilot data evaluating KF-STRIDE in a lab-based setting indicates that after using KF-STRIDE, users experience increased knowledge of their personal strengths and improved job interview skills. However, KF-STRIDE's effectiveness in a real-world setting has not been established. Kessler Foundation (KF) Center for Autism Research will partner with Spectrum Works (or other community partner) (see letter of support) to implement and evaluate KF-STRIDE in a real-world setting. Spectrum Works is a non-profit organization which provides job training and employment opportunities to autistic youth. In the current study, KF-STRIDE will be implemented at Spectrum Works (or other community partner) by Spectrum Work staff members (trained by KF staff).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Kessler Foundation Strength Identification and Expression (KF-STRIDE®)
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Group | Experimental | Behavioral: KF-STRIDE®In this arm, participants would participate in in an intervention program that uses character strengths to improve job maintenance skills in young adults. |
| Control Group | No intervention | –In this arm, participants are services as usual and will participate in their regular activities. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 14 to 26 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Lives in the United States of America Between the ages of 14-26 Speaks English well and at a 4th grade reading level
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Had a stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, or neurological injury or disease in the past(like brain tumor or epilepsy) Has a history of significant psychiatric illness(like schizophrenia or psychosis) Has uncontrolled seizures or other unstable medical complications
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KF-STRIDE®Also: Kessler Foundation Strength Identification and ExpressionTreatment group will receive 10 web based sessions of a strength-based training tool (once or twice a week). Sessions are approximately 60 minutes long. | Behavioural | Treatment Group |
Primary outcome
Mock Job Interview
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-Test between weeks 7 and 8
Blinded reviewers using a standardized scoring measure will rate the video recorded mock job interviews
Employment Status
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-Test, and 6 months Post-Test
We will examine whether the person became employed or other changes to their employment status. Yes=1, No=0
Time-to-reach Employment
Time frame: 6 months Post-Test
We will examine how long it took for the person to obtain employment. Assessed as weeks since intervention completion.
Strength Knowledge and Strengths Use Scale (SKUS)
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
Measure to assess knowledge and use of one's strengths and measure changes following strengths-based interventions. Two scores: Strengths Use and Strengths Knowledge. Strengths Use values range from 14-98, with higher score indicating a better outcome. Strengths Knowledge values range from 8-56, with higher score indicating a better outcome.
Youth Interview- Self Efficacy and Anxiety
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
25 items combined, about confidence and interview comfort in adolescents, with values ranging from 0 to 5 for each item, and higher scores meaning a better outcome.
Job Search Behavior Scale
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
12 items measuring how often one engages in job search activities- language modified for use in youth, with values ranging from 1-5, with higher scores meaning a better outcome.
Work Readiness Scale
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
13 items about the perception of one's ability to work, with values ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores meaning a better outcome.
Global Assessment of Character Strengths (GACS)
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
24 items measuring one's identification of personal character strengths, with values ranging from 1 to 5, with higher scores meaning a better outcome
1 secondary outcome
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES)
Time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-test between weeks 7 and 8
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 24 Jul 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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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.
Katarina Reduzzi, MA contact
Helen Genova, Ph. D. principal investigator
Kessler Foundation
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing KF-STRIDE® in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, run by Kessler Foundation 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 1 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jul 2024. 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?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Helen Genova, Ph. D. (973-324-8390, hgenova@kesslerfoundation.org), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Mock Job Interview (time frame: Baseline, Immediate Post-Test between weeks 7 and 8). The study lists 8 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 24 Jul 2024.