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Enhanced Electronic Platform for Autism (ASSISTS Trial)

N/A
Waitlist Available
Research Sponsored by University of Pennsylvania
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up three-week trial period
Awards & highlights

ASSISTS Trial Summary

In partnership with a digital health software company, the University research team created two versions of a mobile application to help behavioral health technicians (BHT's) who work with students with autism collect data. The first version comprises a basic electronic platform for data collection. The second version has the same basic electronic platform for data collection, plus additional features designed to increase motivation to collect data and ease the burden of data collection.

Eligible Conditions
  • Autism
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASSISTS Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~assessed at baseline and 3 weeks after enrollment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and assessed at baseline and 3 weeks after enrollment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
The average difference in hourly data collection between groups across three weeks
Secondary outcome measures
System Usability Scale
Theory of Planned Behavior Questionnaire

ASSISTS Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Enhanced Electronic PlatformExperimental Treatment2 Interventions
A basic electronic platform for data collection that contains additional features designed to increase motivation to collect data and ease of data collection.
Group II: Electronic Platform Not EnhancedActive Control1 Intervention
A basic electronic platform for data collection.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Behavioral economics strategies
2021
N/A
~30

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of PennsylvaniaLead Sponsor
2,000 Previous Clinical Trials
42,880,061 Total Patients Enrolled

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~8 spots leftby Apr 2025