Open Trial of Telehealth Group for Improving Peer Relationships (PEERS) in NF1

University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee8 enrolled

Overview

This is an open trial of the UCLA PEERS protocol delivered via Telehealth with teens with neurofibromatosis type 1 whose parents report that they have difficulty making and keeping friends.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Neurofibromatosis 1 Social Skills

Interventions

PEERSBEHAVIORAL

16 week telehealth intervention; parallel teen and parent/caregiver groups; 90 minutes each week.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 17 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Physician diagnosis of neurofibromatosis type 1 * Age 12-17 * Main language spoken in the home is English * Reliable internet access * Current functional impairment in peer relationships * Teen is interested and motivated to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Main language spoken in the home is not English * Cognitive or developmental delays that affect reading comprehension or understanding of treatment material * Significant behavioral concerns * Other comorbid medical conditions * Major surgery in past 6 months * Prior social skills group treatment within past 6 months * Prior participation in PEERS

Locations (1)

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Social Skills Improvement System - SEL (SSIS-SEL; Gresham & Elliot, 2017)

Parental report of social skills (SSIS-SEL Total Score; Mean 100, SD 15; Higher scores mean stronger social functioning

Time frame: within four weeks of PEERS completion

Test of Adolescent Social SKills (TASSK: Laugeson & Frankel, 2010)

Questionnaire completed by teen participants; measures knowledge of the PEERS intervention concepts (raw total score; higher score means stronger functioning)

Time frame: within four weeks of PEERS completion

Secondary Outcomes

Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS; Constantino, 2005)

Questionnaire completed by caregivers on social function and autism symptoms (SRS Total Score; Mean 50, SD 10; higher scores mean greater difficulties

Time frame: within four weeks of PEERS completion

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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