Clinical Trial: Improving Autism Program Quality in Special Education Units: The Use of an APERS-based Model to Support Student Learning and Participation

U.S., Sept. 22 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07830160) titled 'Improving Autism Program Quality in Special Education Units: The Use of an APERS-based Model to Support Student Learning and Participation' on Sept. 15.

Brief Summary: This study assesses the effect of using the Autism Program Environment Rating Scale (APERS) as a tool for providing feedback, in-service training, and coaching to school staff in order to improve program quality in special education units (SEUs) for children with autism or related sociocommunicative challenges (SCCs). APERS is used in its culturally validated Swedish version (APERS-Primary-SE). Using a quasi-randomized parallel-group design, SEUs will be allocated to...