CompletedNot Applicable

Behavioral Economics and Communication

United States9 participantsStarted 2019-04-22

Plain-language summary

This project examines mechanisms to address two significant challenges present in communication-based behavioral interventions for individuals with autism and comorbid severe destructive behavior (SDB): (a) inflexible communication responding and (b) reemergence of severe destructive behavior when challenges to treatment integrity occur. Achieving the proposed aims will advance clinical practice related to the treatment of SDB and generalization of treatment effects to mitigate against the resurgence of SDB

Who can participate

Age range5 Years – 13 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * between 5 and 13 years of age * documented diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or a diagnosis confirmed based on the relevant cutoff score of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale (ADOS-2) * referred for clinical assessment and treatment of severe destructive behavior (SDB; e.g., SIB, aggression) that (a) poses a serious danger to self, others, or the environment, and (b) interferes with the child receiving an appropriate education * children whose functional analysis results indicate that SDB is maintained by social-negative or social-positive reinforcement will be admitted to this investigation. Exclusion Criteria: * severity of their SDB prohibits exposure to baseline conditions * undergoing changes in their medication regimen * results of the functional analyses indicate that their SDB is maintained by automatic reinforcement

What they're measuring

Averge of Aappropriate Communication Responses

Timeframe: Participants were seen 3-5 days/week for a 60-min visit. Second-by-second data were collected over a period of successive, 5-min (300 s) sessions conducted consecutively during the visit. The unit of analysis was mean responding during the 5-min session.

Average of Problem Behavior Responses

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05918393

SponsorState University of New York - Upstate Medical University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-08-20

Results submitted2023-08-25

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