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STRW-T Intervention for Autistic Adolescents in 11th and 12th Grade

This study is comparing two telehealth (online) interventions for autistic adolescents in their last two years of high school. One intervention, called STRW-T, focuses on daily living skills like morning routines, laundry, and cooking. The other, PEERS-T, is a control group intervention that focuses on social skills like making friends and dealing with bullying. The main goal is to see if STRW-T helps improve daily living skills. You may be able to join if you are an autistic adolescent between 15 and 21 years old, in 11th or 12th grade, have an IQ of 70 or higher, and have some difficulty with daily living skills. The current recruitment status is unclear, and the study plans to enroll 192 participants.

Study design
This is an interventional study comparing two different behavioral interventions. It plans to enroll 192 participants who will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups.
What's involved
The interventions consist of 15 weekly caregiver group sessions and caregiver-teen dyad (two-person) sessions delivered via Zoom.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Outcome measures will be assessed at the end of treatment, 6 months later, and 6 months after high school graduation.

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NCT06552286

STRW-T Intervention for Autistic Adolescents in 11th and 12th Grade

Recruiting
NAAges 15–21InterventionalTreatment
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
~192 participants
Updated 2026-03-18 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:STRW-TPEERS-T

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 2 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 3rd Edition
Measured over 4 months

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Where you'd take part

This study runs at 2 sites. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohiostudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

  • University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

    Carrboro, North Carolinastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Amie Duncan, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati

Who to contact

Carrie Fassler
[email protected]
5138033580
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

in the last 2 years of high school, or deferring graduation
diagnosis of ASD based on clinical judgement and/or meeting the cut-off score on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, 2nd Edition
full scale IQ of 70 or above as measured by the Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence, 2nd Edition
deficient Daily Living Skills as assessed by the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 3rd Edition - at least 1 of the 3 Daily Living Skills subdomains is at least 15 points below their full scale IQ

Exclusion

significant aggressive behaviors or mental health issues that require treatment out of the scope of the current intervention.
if the adolescent has already completed the social skills group (PEERS), either at Cincinnati Children's or in another setting, unless it has been a significant amount of time since they did the PEERS group (2-3 years, or up to the discretion of the PI).

What this trial measures

  • Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, 3rd Edition4 months

    The VABS-3 is a well-established standardized measure of adaptive behavior that assesses skills in the Communication, Daily Living Skills, and Socialization domains. The DLS domain is comprised of the Personal, Domestic, and Community subdomains and has items that directly correspond to goals being targeted in the STRW intervention. Subdomain v-scale scores: 1 to 24. Domain and Adaptive Behavior Composite Standard Scores: 20 to 140. The higher the score, the better the adaptive level. V-scale scores have a mean of 15 and standard deviation (SD) of 3. Standard scores have a mean of 100 and SD of 15.