Reducing Challenging Behaviors in Children With Autism Through Digital Health

Description

School-based behavioral approaches to managing challenging behaviors in children with ASD are limited by three key factors: 1) children with ASD often have difficulties communicating their emotions; 2) it is challenging to implement evidence-based, personalized strategies for individual children, and; 3) it is difficult for teachers to track which strategies are successful for individual children. The investigators' personalized mobile-health emotion regulation application (m-health app) will pair heart rate tracking with digital tools to help reduce challenging behavior by supporting stress detection, reminding teachers of specific behavioral strategies and helping teachers to track progress.

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

School-based behavioral approaches to managing challenging behaviors in children with ASD are limited by three key factors: 1) children with ASD often have difficulties communicating their emotions; 2) it is challenging to implement evidence-based, personalized strategies for individual children, and; 3) it is difficult for teachers to track which strategies are successful for individual children. The investigators' personalized mobile-health emotion regulation application (m-health app) will pair heart rate tracking with digital tools to help reduce challenging behavior by supporting stress detection, reminding teachers of specific behavioral strategies and helping teachers to track progress.

Investigating the Impact of an Emotional Stress Alarm App (KeepCalm) on Managing Stress and Preventing Challenging Behaviors in Children With Autism

Reducing Challenging Behaviors in Children With Autism Through Digital Health

Condition
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Philadelphia

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19146

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Preschool or elementary school child with autism along with a parent and teacher and/or classroom aide
  • * Child must have challenging behaviors including but not limited to aggression, escape behavior, loud noises, non-compliance, property destruction, rigid/inflexible behavior, self-injury, and transition difficulties
  • * Adult participants must have access to an iPhone in order to test the app or be willing to use a provided study iPhone
  • * Child does not exhibit challenging behaviors

Ages Eligible for Study

3 Years to 13 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

University of Pennsylvania,

Study Record Dates

2025-06-30