The ACCEPT-study: design of an RCT with an active treatment control condition to study the effectiveness of the Dutch version of PEERS® for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Autor: G. Jagersma, Kirstin Greaves-Lord, N.E.M. van Haren, J. van der Ende, J.J. Duvekot, Sakinah Idris, Athanasios Maras, B. J. van Pelt
Přispěvatelé: Clinical Psychology and Experimental Psychopathology, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry / Psychology
Rok vydání: 2020
Předmět:
Male
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism
medicine.medical_treatment
CHILDREN
Adolescents
Study Protocol
0302 clinical medicine
lcsh:Psychiatry
Social skills
Netherlands
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
OUTCOMES
05 social sciences
Social anxiety
Psychiatry and Mental health
Female
Psychology
RCT
050104 developmental & child psychology
Clinical psychology
Adolescent
lcsh:RC435-571
education
Peers (R)
Peer Group
NEGATIVE EVALUATION
03 medical and health sciences
SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
SOCIAL-SKILLS INTERVENTIONS
Social cognition
medicine
Psychoeducation
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
0501 psychology and cognitive sciences
VALIDITY
MODERATORS
PARENT
Reproducibility of Results
SELF-EFFICACY
Social learning
medicine.disease
Social relation
TRAINING-PROGRAM
MEDIATORS
Observational study
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Peers®
Zdroj: BMC Psychiatry
BMC Psychiatry, 20(1):274. BMC
BMC Psychiatry, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-14 (2020)
BMC Psychiatry, 20(1):274. BioMed Central Ltd.
ISSN: 1471-244X
DOI: 10.1186/s12888-020-02650-9
Popis: Background Social skills interventions are commonly deployed for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Because effective and appropriate social skills are determined by cultural factors that differ throughout the world, the effectiveness of these interventions relies on a good cultural fit. Therefore, the ACCEPT study examines the effectiveness of the Dutch Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) social skills intervention. Methods/design This study is a two-arm parallel group randomized controlled trial (RCT) in which adolescents are randomly assigned (after baseline assessment) to one of two group interventions (PEERS® vs. active control condition). In total, 150 adolescents are to be included, with multi-informant involvement of their parents and teachers. The ACCEPT study uses an active control condition (puberty psychoeducation group training, focussing on social-emotional development) and explores possible moderators and mediators in improving social skills. The primary outcome measure is the Contextual Assessment of Social Skills (CASS). The CASS assesses social skills performance in a face to face social interaction with an unfamiliar, typically developing peer, making this a valuable instrument to assess the social conversational skills targeted in PEERS®. In addition, to obtain a complete picture of social skills, self-, parent- and teacher-reported social skills are assessed using the Social Skills improvement System (SSiS-RS) and Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS-2). Secondary outcome measures (i.e. explorative mediators) include social knowledge, social cognition, social anxiety, social contacts and feelings of parenting competency of caregivers. Moreover, demographic and diagnostic measures are assessed as potential moderators of treatment effectiveness. Assessments of adolescents, parents, and teachers take place at baseline (week 0), intermediate (week 7), post intervention (week 14), and at follow-up (week 28). Conclusion This is the first RCT on the effectiveness of the PEERS® parent-assisted curriculum which includes an active control condition. The outcome of social skills is assessed using observational assessments and multi-informant questionnaires. Additionally, factors related to social learning are assessed at several time points, which will enable us to explore potential mediators and moderators of treatment effect. Trail registration Dutch trail register NTR6255 (NL6117). Registered February 8th, 2017 - retrospectively registered.
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