Clinical Trial: Portable Visual Guidance System Phase II
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Interventional
Official Title: Phase II Study of a Portable Visual Guidance System for Use by AS/HFA Students in Inclusion Settings
Brief Summary:
Abstract: In Phase I, we designed and tested a Portable Visual Guidance System (PVGS), which combines a PDA - for user guidance - and an Internet website - for linking the user to an educational support team. Use of the PVGS 1) significantly improved the in vivo social pragmatics of students diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome/Higher Functioning Autism (AS/HFA); 2) revealed additional ways of improving social pragmatics; and 3) improved activity management in scheduling and vocational tasks.
In Phase II, we will focus on social pragmatics and two closely related skills: feelings management and assignment management. We aim to:
- Replicate Phase I success in the most educational setting for AS/HFA high school aged students: mainstream school inclusion classes.
- Replicate Phase I findings more efficiently, with a less highly trained, on-site coaching staff and with more distant (non-site) expert supervision of that staff.
- Contrast the outcomes of the curriculum with a diagnosis-matched wait-list control group.
- Develop and implement software that will enable on-site staff to create and modify individualized guidance and monitoring screens as needs arise.
- Design a commercially attractive package of software, video training, video-conferenced support, and manuals.
- Complete the translation of the SymTrend website and all the above tools into Spanish.
Significance: Successful completion of Phase II will:
- Provide a very effective and comprehensive system for teaching social pragmatics and related
Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: SymTrend Inc.
Current Primary Outcome: Students who use the PVGS will demonstrate improved classroom social pragmatics and executive functioning. [ Time Frame: Completion of intervention and three months hence ]
Original Primary Outcome: Same as current
Current Secondary Outcome:
Original Secondary Outcome:
Information By: SymTrend Inc.
Dates:
Date Received: April 25, 2008
Date Started: September 2008
Date Completion: April 2010
Last Updated: February 19, 2009
Last Verified: February 2009