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Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2015

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Improve Social Skills in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: The UCLA PEERS(®) Program.

Elizabeth A Laugeson, Alexander Gantman, Steven K Kapp, Kaely Orenski, Ruth Ellingsen

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04114942 (PEERS© for Careers), which is not on this map. Cited by 79 papers, 9 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT04114942 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2020, after this paper: background citation

PEERS© for Careers: An Evidence-based Social Skills Treatment for Post-secondary Employment

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, Los AngelesRan2020 to 2022Enrolled106ConditionsAutism Spectrum DisorderArmsNever Coach, Internship Only Coach, Constant Coach
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

79 citing papers in PubMed, 9 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  16. Utility of an Observational Social Skill Assessment as a Measure of Social Cognition in Autism.Autism research : official journal of the International Society for Autism Research · 2021
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19 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Elizabeth A LaugesonSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, 300 Medical Plaza, Suite 1271, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA. elaugeson@mednet.ucla.edu.
Alexander GantmanSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, 300 Medical Plaza, Suite 1271, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Steven K KappSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, 300 Medical Plaza, Suite 1271, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Kaely OrenskiSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, 300 Medical Plaza, Suite 1271, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
Ruth EllingsenSemel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior, UCLA, 300 Medical Plaza, Suite 1271, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.

Funding

RESEARCH TRAINING: PSYCHOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCEST32MH017140 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI LEUCHTER, ANDREW F · 1985 to 2012
$3.2M
NIMH NIH HHS T32-MH17140
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Research suggests that impaired social skills are often the most significant challenge for those with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), yet few evidence-based social skills interventions exist for adults on the spectrum. This replication trial tested the effectiveness of PEERS, a caregiver-assisted social skills program for high-functioning young adults with ASD. Using a randomized controlled design, 22 young adults 18-24 years of age were randomly assigned to a treatment (n = 12) or delayed treatment control (n = 10) group. Results revealed that the treatment group improved significantly in overall social skills, frequency of social engagement, and social skills knowledge, and significantly reduced ASD symptoms related to social responsiveness following PEERS. Most treatment gains were maintained at a 16-week follow-up assessment with new improvements observed.

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Peer GroupSocial SkillsUniversitiesAdolescentAdultAutism Spectrum DisorderChild Development Disorders, PervasiveFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansMaleYoung AdultAdultsAutism spectrum disorderDatingFriendshipPEERSSocial skills

Identifiers

PMID26109247

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