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Relationship Training for Children With Autism and Their Peers

NCT00095420 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2025-10-30

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Summary

This study will determine whether peer interaction training interventions are effective in enhancing the social relationships of children with autism.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Social skills training targeting children with autism

Sessions will focus on improving the social skills of autistic children. Thirty-minute sessions will be held twice a week for 6 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Social skills training of peers without autism

Sessions will involve educating the peers of autistic children to increase their acceptance of their autistic peers. Thirty-minute sessions will be held twice a week for 6 weeks.

BEHAVIORAL

Combination treatment of social skills/education about autism

The combination treatment includes children with and without autism. Sessions will involve social skills training and education about autism to increase acceptance of autistic peers. Training will be conducted twice a week for 6 weeks

BEHAVIORAL

Usual training

Participants will receive the usual training offered in their local school districts.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Marian Sigman · University of California, Los Angeles

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
6 Years
Max Age
11 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Primary Completion
2008-06-30
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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