Trial Outcomes & Findings for Services to Enhance Social Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders (NCT NCT04788537)

NCT ID: NCT04788537

Last Updated: 2025-03-21

Results Overview

Scale ranges from 30 to 90 with higher T-scores indicating greater severity of autism symptomatology.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

44 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Baseline and Post-Treatment (~1 year after baseline)

Results posted on

2025-03-21

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Intervention Group
Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In): A three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder. TUNE In includes components to address the many behavioral domains involved in social functioning, including social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, social skills, and generalization of the skills to community settings.
Nonintervention Group
Treatment As Usual
Overall Study
STARTED
22
22
Overall Study
COMPLETED
18
20
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
4
2

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Services to Enhance Social Functioning in Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Intervention Group
n=22 Participants
Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In): A three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder. TUNE In includes components to address the many behavioral domains involved in social functioning, including social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, social skills, and generalization of the skills to community settings.
Nonintervention Group
n=22 Participants
Treatment As Usual
Total
n=44 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
22 Participants
n=99 Participants
22 Participants
n=107 Participants
44 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Age, Continuous
28.82 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10.40 • n=99 Participants
27 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.76 • n=107 Participants
27.91 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.55 • n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
11 Participants
n=99 Participants
9 Participants
n=107 Participants
20 Participants
n=206 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
11 Participants
n=99 Participants
13 Participants
n=107 Participants
24 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
1 Participants
n=99 Participants
1 Participants
n=107 Participants
2 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
21 Participants
n=99 Participants
21 Participants
n=107 Participants
42 Participants
n=206 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
1 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
1 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
3 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
3 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
2 Participants
n=107 Participants
2 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
17 Participants
n=99 Participants
19 Participants
n=107 Participants
36 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
1 Participants
n=99 Participants
1 Participants
n=107 Participants
2 Participants
n=206 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=99 Participants
0 Participants
n=107 Participants
0 Participants
n=206 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
22 participants
n=99 Participants
22 participants
n=107 Participants
44 participants
n=206 Participants
Shipley-2 - Vocabulary
118.77 Scores on a Scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 6.44 • n=99 Participants
114.33 Scores on a Scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.23 • n=107 Participants
117.16 Scores on a Scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.68 • n=206 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Baseline and Post-Treatment (~1 year after baseline)

Population: 2 Participants began but failed to complete TUNE In. 2 TAU participants lost to follow-up

Scale ranges from 30 to 90 with higher T-scores indicating greater severity of autism symptomatology.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Intervention Group
n=20 Participants
Training to Understand and Navigate Emotions and Interactions (TUNE In): A three-part cognitive behavioral treatment strategy to improve social functioning in adults with autism spectrum disorder. TUNE In includes components to address the many behavioral domains involved in social functioning, including social motivation, social anxiety, social cognition, social skills, and generalization of the skills to community settings.
Nonintervention Group
n=22 Participants
Treatment As Usual
Reduction in Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2) - Adult (Relative/Other Report)
Baseline
68.67 Scaled Score
Standard Deviation 5.33
70.41 Scaled Score
Standard Deviation 6.70
Reduction in Social Responsiveness Scale, Second Edition (SRS-2) - Adult (Relative/Other Report)
Post-Treatment
66.08 Scaled Score
Standard Deviation 10.90
72.33 Scaled Score
Standard Deviation 6.04

Adverse Events

Intervention Group

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Nonintervention Group

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Edward S Brodkin, MD

University of Pennsylvania

Phone: 1-215-746-0118

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place