Evaluation and Refinement of KF-STRIDE Into the Interview!
ConditionAutism Spectrum Disorder
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorKessler Foundation
About this trial
Examine the acceptability, usability, feasibility, and initial efficacy of KF-STRIDE 3.0, the data from which will serve as a basis for a future fully powered RCT
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Participants live in the United States of America
Participants speak English Fluently and at a 4th grade reading level
Disqualifiers
Participants have a history of significant psychiatric illness (like bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or psychosis)
Participants have a history of substance abuse
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
KF-STRIDE
BehavioralKF Stride works to improve identification (awareness) of personal character strengths and 2) express them in a socially appropriate way during a job interview
Treatment groups
30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Kessler Foundation STRength IDentification and Expression (KF-STRIDE)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Services as UsualNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
20-minute long video-recorded Mock Job Interview, Autism Mock Interview Rating-Scale(A-MIRS)
Participants will choose 1 of 7 possible employment positions (i.e., security, childcare, culinary arts). Digital recordings will be scored by blinded raters with human resources expertise and trained to a reliable standard. Briefly, raters will rate videos using the Autism Mock Interview Rating-Scale (A-MIRS). The A-MIRS will rate the participant's 'likeliness to be hired' along with different interview skills (using a Likert-type scale 1=Poor to 7=Excellent). A total score will be evaluated, with higher scores indicating a higher likelihood to be hired. Maximum score of 77 and minimum score of 11. A higher score indicated better performance.
Time frame
Baseline, Immediate Post-Test between weeks 7 and 82
Work Readiness Scale
13 items about the perception of one's ability to work, with values ranging from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5(strongly agree), with higher scores indicating more work readiness. The maximum score is 65 and the minimum score is 13. A higher score indicates a better work readiness outcome.
Time frame
Baseline, Immediate Post-Test between weeks 7 and 83
Employment Status
The investigators will examine whether the participant became employed or other changes to employment status, (employment status, hours worked, wages earned, etc.) . Yes=1, No=0
Time frame
Baseline, Immediate Post-Test between weeks 7 and 8Secondary outcomes
1
World Health Organization Quality of Life abbreviated version (WHOQOL-BREF)
A self-report questionnaire which assesses 4 domains of quality of life (QOL): physical health, psychological health, social relationships, and environment. The range of scores is between 26 (minimum) and 130 (maximum). Higher scores indicate better quality of life.
Time frame
Baseline, Immediate Post-Test between weeks 7 and 8Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov