Investigation of the effectiveness of a schematherapy-informed social skills training for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Study Part B)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00036366

Enrollment

Registered

2026-07-03

Start date

2026-07-08

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

F84.5

Interventions

Group 1: schematherapy-informed social skills training for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (8 weekly sessions) Group 2: Open-topic, therapist-guided self-help group for individuals with Auti

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Fluent in spoken and written German (to ensure understanding of diagnostic assessments and the intervention) Participant has the capacity to give informed consent Stable medication for at least 4 weeks One of the following ICD-10 Diagnoses: • F84.0 • F84.5 • F84.1 • F84.9

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Organic mental disorders of the nervous system (ICD-10: F0) - Acute psychosis or Disorders of consciousness - Lack of capacity to give informed consent - Suicidality

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Baseline measurement: One week before the start of the intervention, Post-measurement: One week after completion of the intervention, Follow-up: One month after completion of the intervention. - Mentalizing (RFQ; Fonagy et al., 2017) - Social competence (ISK-K; Kanning, 2009) - Fear of interaction situations (SIAS; Stangier & Heidenreich, 1995)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Baseline measurement: One week before the start of the intervention, Post-measurement: One week after completion of the intervention, Follow-up: One month after completion of the intervention. - Depressiveness (BDI-II; Hautzinger, Keller & Kühner, 2006) - Anxiety (STAI-S; Laux et al., 1980) - Fear of evaluation situations (SPS; Stangier & Heidenreich, 1995) - Social camouflaging behavior (CAT-Q; Hull et al., 2018)	—

Measure

Time frame

Baseline measurement: One week before the start of the intervention, Post-measurement: One week after completion of the intervention, Follow-up: One month after completion of the intervention. - Depressiveness (BDI-II; Hautzinger, Keller & Kühner, 2006) - Anxiety (STAI-S; Laux et al., 1980) - Fear of evaluation situations (SPS; Stangier & Heidenreich, 1995) - Social camouflaging behavior (CAT-Q; Hull et al., 2018)

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJulia Kröner

Christophsbad-Akademie für Psychotherapie (C-AP)

julia.kroener@christophsbad.de07161-601-8672

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 10, 2026