I-SPY
What does I-SPY stand for?
Investigating Social Patterns in Youth
What are the two groups of this intervention study & when are they happening?
Tackling Teenage (wrapped up via Zoom in November) & SENSE Theater (upcoming this July!)
What does PICSI stand for?
Psychosocial Impact of COVID-19-Induced Social Isolation on Youth
What does PRITA stand for?
Promoting Resilience in Teens with Autism
What does I-SPY:VI stand for?
What are the visits for SENSE & what happens at each?
Initial Visit (ADOS, WASI)
Baseline EEG (happens within 3 weeks before intervention begins; CASS, NEPSY, EEG, questionnaires for child & parent ~ including CDI for child!)
10 weeks of intervention (Tackling Teenage or SENSE Theater)
Endpoint EEG (happens within 3 weeks after intervention ends; CASS, NEPSY, EEG, questionnaires for child & parent ~ including CDI for child!)
Follow-Up EEG (happens 8-10 weeks after intervention ends; CASS, NEPSY, EEG, questionnaires for child & parent ~ including CDI for child!)
What does participation in PICSI entail?
Biweekly parent and child questionnaires (entirely online) for 12 weeks (June-December): Baseline, Surveys 1-5, Midpoint, Surveys 6-9, Endpoint.
Just completed 3-Month Follow-Up parent and child questionnaires (March/April). Will have 6-Month Follow-Up parent and child questionnaires ~June and 9-Month Follow-Up parent and child questionnaires ~September.
What are the visits for PRITA & what happens at each?
Initial Visit (if needed!; ADOS & KBIT)
Baseline Visit (now administered entirely online!; child questionnaires before intervention ~ "pre-test," roughly 45 minute intervention module on laptop, child questionnaires after intervention ~ "post-test," parent questionnaires)
Follow-Up Visit (now administered entirely online!; child questionnaires, parent questionnaires)
What is the age range & diagnostic criteria for I-SPY?
Ages 11-17; Does not need to meet diagnostic criteria for ASD (two groups: ASD & TD).
What is the age range & diagnostic criteria for SENSE?
Ages 10-16; Must meet diagnostic criteria for ASD.
What is the age range & diagnostic criteria for PICSI?
Ages 8-17; Does not need to meet diagnostic criteria for ASD, but MUST HAVE previously participated in another study at the SCTL.
What is the age range & diagnostic criteria for PRITA?
Ages 11-16; Must meet diagnostic criteria for ASD.
What is the compensation for I-SPY? Does the family receive a report?
$75.00 or $100.00 Amazon.com gift card; Family does receive a clinical report.
What is the compensation for SENSE? Does the family receive a report?
There is no compensation for SENSE; Family receives a brief clinical report.
What is the compensation for PICSI? Does the family receive a report?
$5.00 Amazon.com gift card for each full set of parent and child questionnaires completed, so up to $60.00 in Amazon.com gift cards can be earned for completing the study. Additionally, there is a $1.00 Amazon.com gift card BONUS at the end for each fully completed set of parent and child surveys, up to a $10.00 bonus in Amazon.com gift cards. So, families can be compensated up to $70.00 in Amazon.com gift cards; Family does NOT receive a clinical report.
$5.00 Amazon.com gift cards still apply for 3-Month, 6-Month, and 9-Month Follow-Up full questionnaire completion.
What is the compensation for PRITA? Does the family receive a report?
$30.00 Amazon.com gift card for child, $5.00 Amazon.com gift card for parent; Family does NOT receive a clinical report.
What is I-SPY:VI (under review)'s replacement for the pizza parties that traditionally took place during I-SPY?
Virtual Game Night (via Zoom)!
Which intervention group involves peers?
SENSE Theater involves pairing up participants with high school age "peers" or "buddies"!
When does PICSI end?
Enrollment for new participants has ended, but Follow-Ups continue (3-Month is done, but still have 6-Month and 9-Month Follow-Ups left!).
What does PRITA aim to target?
Internalizing symptoms (depression, anxiety).