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NCT Number: NCT04773548

Feasibility and Safety of a Virtual-Reality Based Job Interview Training Tool in Teenagers With High-Functioning Autism

The current project involves the application of a VR job training software. We propose to use an interactive VR job interview practice system, Virtual Reality Job Interview Training (VR-JIT), in youths with ASD at the highschool level. This system was developed to bolster job interview practice skills and to help reduce anxiety in adults with ASD. However, it has never before been used in individuals under the age of 18. Our hope is that if this program is utilized in individuals while they are still in highschool, we can target those persons before the window for which risk of unemployment appears to be highest for ASD youths, immediately after high school graduation.

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Key information

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder Child Development Disorders, Pervasive Mental Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Age range

13 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kessler Foundation

East Hanover, New Jersey, 07936, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Be between the ages of 13 and 18
  • Have a diagnosis of ASD or a typically developing child
  • Be able to speak and read English fluently

Exclusion criteria

  • I had a stroke, TBI, or neurologic injury or disease in the past
  • I have a history of significant psychiatric illness (like bipolar, schizophrenia, or psychosis)
  • I have uncontrolled seizures or other unstable medical complications

Treatment and study plan

VR-JIT

Other

Job interview with virtual interviewer

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in mock job interview

    Time frame: 7 weeks

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Kessler Foundation

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Feb 26, 2021
Registry last updated
Feb 26, 2021

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