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 (just wrapped up via Zoom) & SENSE Theater (on hold due to the pandemic).
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 are the visits for I-SPY & what happens at each?
Initial Visit (screening consent, ADOS, cognitive testing, PDS questionnaire for child, questionnaires for parent)
EEG Visit (second consent ~ if visit comes first; EEG, questionnaires for parent & child)
Pizza Party (second consent ~ if visit comes first; pizza party with games & pizza!); Due to the pandemic, will be changed up/made virtual soon!!
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. Baseline, Surveys 1-5, Midpoint, Surveys 6-9, Endpoint.
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 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 survey, 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.
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 does the teacher portion of I-SPY entail?
If child's school district has already consented to allowing us to contact teachers within their district, Caroline will proceed with contacting designated teacher via district liaison; Caroline will meet briefly with the teacher (for ~15 minutes) to go over the study & have the teacher sign a consent form if they wish to participate; teacher participation involves completing REDCap questionnaires (links & codes for which are sent electronically via email after teacher meeting) and/or conducting an ANONYMOUS, in-class activity on friendship in which the teacher will pass out a sheet of paper with everyone's name in the class on it & then have everyone circle the names of those they are friends with (Caroline is NOT present for this in-class activity; the answers are input by the teacher to REDCap using a link and code sent to the teacher by email). If the school district has not already consented to allowing us to contact teachers within their district, Caroline will arrange a meeting with the superintendent and Matt or Kate to discuss our study and hopefully obtain their approval. SADLY, due to the pandemic, teacher data collection is no longer going to occur for I-SPY. :(
Which intervention group involves peers?
SENSE Theater involves pairing up participants with high school age "peers" or "buddies"!
When does PICSI end?
Sadly, it has already ended! The endpoint (final) set of questionnaires was sent out on 11/15/20, so some participants may still be completing it (they were given extra time to do so for endpoint), but no further questionnaires will be sent out at this time. :(
What does PRITA aim to target?
Internalizing symptoms (depression, anxiety).