F84.1 F84.0 F84.5
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Freiburg Autism Specific Therapy for Adults (FASTER group therapy)
Group 2: Social Cognition Training Tool (SCOTT&EVA, software based)
Group 3: Treatment as usual (TAU)
Sponsors
Klinik für Psychiatrie und PsychotherapieUniversitätsklinikum FreiburgMedizinische Fakultät
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (+) Diagnosis of autism or Asperger syndrome, high-functioning (ICD-10: F84.0, F84.5 or F84.1 if DSM criterion A, social communication and social interaction is true) (+) Age between 18 and 65 (+) IQ at least 80 (+) Relevant psychosocial impairment [global assessment of function (GAF) score = 60] (+) Fluent German language of patient and parent / spouse / other close person to enable filling out of questionnaires and understanding instructions (+) Ability of subject to understand character and individual consequences of clinical trial (+) Written informed consent (+) No severe reading or writing disability (+) none, or stable psychopharmacotherapy (+) Existence of one person for external assessment (SRS-A, parent/ spouse/ other)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (-) Psychiatric comorbidities: acute (florid) psychosis, acute (florid) schizophrenia, acute bipolar disorder, acute severe depression, acute suicidality (-) substance abuse/ substance dependecies within the last 12 months (-) Present or past gambling disorder (-) Not corrected severe vision or hearing impairment (-) A history of severe group disturbing behaviour (-) Any neurological disorder or medical condition interfering with group therapy (-) Group-based social skills training or other structured psychotherapy for the core symptoms of ASD (current or in the last 6 months prior tot he study, structured psychotherapy for comorbid disorders are allowed) (-) inpatient treatment at T0
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| SRS-A external assessment, difference four months after randomization, after four month therapy with 16 sessions | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| (1a) Difference of change of STS-A scores between FASTER and SCOTT&EVA. (1b) Difference of change of SRS-A self-report total sum score (1c) Differences of change of SRS-A external assessment and self-report for the five subscores (1d) Differences of change of SRS-A modified for the total score and the five subscores (self-report and external assessment) (2) Changes in social cognition [MET] General psychiatric well-being [(3) depression: BDI-II, (4) global functioning: GAF, (5) social anxiety and social skills deficit: SASKO] (6) Quality of life [WHOQoL-BREF], (7) self-esteem [MSWS] and (8) life satisfaction [FLZ] (9) Partnership questionnaire, if appropriate | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactThomas Fangmeier
Universitätsklinikum Freiburg, Klinik für Psychiatrie und Psychotherapie
Outcome results
None listed