Effect of Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) for adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Examining the efficacy of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS) in improving the social function of adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20230610058443N1

Enrollment

Registered

2023-07-18

Start date

2023-07-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-07-25

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Conditions

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Autistic disorder

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: 14 weekly sessions (90 min) of PEERS and parallel sessions for family members. Intervention 2: Control group: waiting list. Adolescents with ASD who do not receive

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 18 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Confirmed diagnosis of autism with ADOS Verbal IQ above 70 Informed consent for 14 weekly sessions and doing tasks A family member who is cooperative to participate in parallel sessions No present comorbidity with acute phases of bipolar or psychotic disorders

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Not participating in more than 3 sessions emergence of acute psychiatric symptoms ( aggression, psychosis, suicidal thoughts )

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Social Interaction and relationship in adolescents with ASD. Timepoint: before intervention and 14 and 28 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Social Skills Improvement System, Social Responsiveness Scale, Friendship Quality Scale, The Quality of Play Questionnaire, Test of Adolescent Social Skills Knowledge.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNajmeh Tavakolian

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

tavakkolian.na@gmail.com+98 21 5541 9151

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026