In-person UCLA-PEERS® program for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Italy: study protocol for a pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial with pragmatic features and exploratory EEG markers of treatment response

Antonio Narzisi, Maddalena Fabbri-Destro, Elisa Foti, Chiara Cristofani, Gaia Manetti, Ilaria Accorinti, Rosy Muccio, Stefano Berloffa, Pamela Fantozzi, Elena Valente, Valentina Viglione, Pietro Avanzini, Alessandra Carta, Stefano Sotgiu, Emanuele Bartolini, Annarita Milone, Gabriele Masi

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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1988518
Published: 2026-10-19
Container: Frontiers in Psychiatry
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@article{allodium:10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1988518,
  title = {In-person UCLA-PEERS® program for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Italy: study protocol for a pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial with pragmatic features and exploratory EEG markers of treatment response},
  author = {Antonio Narzisi and Maddalena Fabbri-Destro and Elisa Foti and Chiara Cristofani and Gaia Manetti and Ilaria Accorinti and Rosy Muccio and Stefano Berloffa and Pamela Fantozzi and Elena Valente and Valentina Viglione and Pietro Avanzini and Alessandra Carta and Stefano Sotgiu and Emanuele Bartolini and Annarita Milone and Gabriele Masi},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Frontiers in Psychiatry},
  doi = {10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1988518},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1988518}
}

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TI  - In-person UCLA-PEERS® program for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Italy: study protocol for a pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial with pragmatic features and exploratory EEG markers of treatment response
AU  - Antonio Narzisi
AU  - Maddalena Fabbri-Destro
AU  - Elisa Foti
AU  - Chiara Cristofani
AU  - Gaia Manetti
AU  - Ilaria Accorinti
AU  - Rosy Muccio
AU  - Stefano Berloffa
AU  - Pamela Fantozzi
AU  - Elena Valente
AU  - Valentina Viglione
AU  - Pietro Avanzini
AU  - Alessandra Carta
AU  - Stefano Sotgiu
AU  - Emanuele Bartolini
AU  - Annarita Milone
AU  - Gabriele Masi
PY  - 2026
JO  - Frontiers in Psychiatry
DO  - 10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1988518
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Narzisi, A., Fabbri-Destro, M., Foti, E., Cristofani, C., Manetti, G., Accorinti, I., Muccio, R., Berloffa, S., Fantozzi, P., Valente, E., Viglione, V., Avanzini, P., Carta, A., Sotgiu, S., Bartolini, E., Milone, A., & Masi, G. (2026). In-person UCLA-PEERS® program for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder in Italy: study protocol for a pilot and feasibility randomized controlled trial with pragmatic features and exploratory EEG markers of treatment response. Frontiers in Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2026.1988518

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