FASTER and SCOTT&EVA trainings for adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder (ASD): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 2 T_F/S (treatment) = FASTER: 16 sessions at 120 min, group psychotherapy, 1/week and a single treatment at beginning and end of treatment; SCOTT&EVA: 32-h computer training with a minimum of 2 h/week, this will be controlled by online tracking and supervised training at the beginning of week one and ongoing once per month; B_F/S = Booster sessions FASTER: 4 sessions at 120 min 1/month; SCOTT&EVA: 4 sessions at 30 min 1/month. Screening-visits –t₂ and –t₁, t0, t1, t2 are measurements for all groups FASTER, SCOTT&EVA, and TAU

	Study period
	Enrolment		Allocation
Visit No./timepoint	SCR I −t₂	SCR II −t₁	t0		FASTER or SCOTT&EVA	t1		t2
Procedure	Screening				Treatment phase		Follow-up phase
Month	−2	−1	0	Randomization	1–4	4	5–8	8
Inclusion/exclusion criteria 1	●
Inclusion/exclusion criteria 2		●
Written informed consent		●
Baseline (T0)			●
Interventions					T_F/S
Post-treatment measurement (T1)						●
Booster Sessions for treatments							B_F/S
Follow-up measurement (T2)								●
AE/SAE			●		●	●	●	●
Psychopharmacotherapy	●	●	●		●	●	●	●

ISSN: 1745-6215