COMPLETED

Reducing Challenging Behaviors in Children With Autism Through Digital Health

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

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.

Official Title

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

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-09-26
Study Completion:2025-06-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT05277194

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:3 Years to 13 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Preschool or elementary school child with autism along with a parent and teacher and/or classroom aide
  2. * 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
  3. * Adult participants must have access to an iPhone in order to test the app or be willing to use a provided study iPhone
  1. * Child does not exhibit challenging behaviors

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19146
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Pennsylvania

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-09-26
Study Completion Date2025-06-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-09-26
Study Completion Date2025-06-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • emotion regulation
  • digital mental health
  • preschool
  • elementary school
  • Autism Spectrum Disorder

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder