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Behavioral Intervention

PEERS for Neurofibromatosis

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Bonnie Klein-Tasman, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 16 weeks following peers completion
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This study is evaluating whether a program which helps teens with neurofibromatosis type 1 make friends may help improve their social skills.

Eligible Conditions
  • Neurofibromatosis
  • Social Skills

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~within four weeks of peers completion for treatment group
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and within four weeks of peers completion for treatment group for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Social Skills Improvement System - SEL (SSIS-SEL; Gresham & Elliot, 2017) Parent
Test of Adolescent Social SKills (TASSK: Laugeson & Frankel, 2010)
Secondary outcome measures
Social Responsiveness Scale -2 (SRS-2; Constantino, 2005)
Social Skills Improvement System - SEL (SSIS-SEL; Gresham & Elliot, 2017) Teen
Other outcome measures
Peds QL (Varni et al, 2002) Parent
Peds QL (Varni et al, 2002) Teen

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Wait List ControlExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Offered intervention at a later date
Group II: TreatmentExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
PEERS weekly sessions - parallel teens and parent/caregiver groups
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
PEERS
2020
N/A
~150

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeLead Sponsor
49 Previous Clinical Trials
6,603 Total Patients Enrolled
NF MidwestUNKNOWN
1 Previous Clinical Trials
8 Total Patients Enrolled
NF NortheastUNKNOWN

Frequently Asked Questions

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Pilot Randomized Control Trial of Telehealth Group for Improving Peer Relationships (PEERS) in NF1
Bonita P Klein-Tasman 2021. "Pilot Randomized Control Trial of Telehealth Group for Improving Peer Relationships (PEERS) in NF1". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04860362.
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