Meeting the Needs of Young Hispanic Autistic Children

Conditions

• Autism

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Months - 42 Months

Healthy Volunteers

Not accepted

Interventions

• Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pathways Parent-Mediated Intervention without Mutual Gaze — BEHAVIORAL
  Pathways-trained bilingual research clinicians will conduct 90-minute weekly coaching sessions with caregivers in the family's home or other convenient location. Caregivers will receive a written and audio version of the program manual which has been adapted to be culturally and linguistically responsive to the Hispanic community. Sessions will review information about social communication, social sensory routines, and using naturalistic developmental behavioral strategies. Interventionists will demonstrate intervention strategies and provide caregivers with feedback and self-reflection.
• Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pathways Parent-Mediated Intervention — BEHAVIORAL
  Pathways-trained bilingual research clinicians will conduct 90-minute weekly coaching sessions with caregivers in the family's home or other convenient location. Caregivers will receive a written and audio version of the program manual which has been adapted to be culturally and linguistically responsive to the Hispanic community. Sessions will review information about social communication, infusing mutual gaze in social sensory routines, and using naturalistic developmental behavioral strategies. Interventionists will demonstrate intervention strategies and provide caregivers with feedback and self-reflection.

Study Details

Purpose of the Study: The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if a technique called the "mutual gaze procedure" used in a Culturally and Linguistically Responsive adaptation of Pathways Early Intervention (CLR-Pathways) is the key to improving social communication, language, and everyday skills in young (18-42 months) Hispanic autistic children experiencing low income. What Will Happen: Researchers will compare two versions of CLR-Pathways. * Version 1: Includes mutual gaze strategies. * Version 2: Does not include mutual gaze strategies. What to Expect: Participants will: * Attend 16 sessions (or 18 weeks if there are cancellations) of Pathways Intervention, each lasting 1.5 hours. * Come to the clinic for a developmental check-up three times: before starting Pathways, right after completing Pathways, and three months after finishing Pathways.

Key Dates

Start date

Sep 22, 2025

Status verified

Jun 2026

Primary completion

Jan 31, 2028

Completion

Jan 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment

200 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Arms

• Experimental: Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pathways with a Mutual Gaze Protocol
  16 90-minute sessions (or 18 weeks, whichever comes first) of a Culturally and Linguistically Responsive adaptation of the Pathways manualized Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI; research version). Pathways is parent-mediated and uses a coaching model.
• Active Comparator: Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Pathways without Mutual Gaze Protocol
  16 90-minute sessions (or 18 weeks, whichever comes first) of a Culturally and Linguistically Responsive adaptation of the Pathways manualized Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI; research version) without the Mutual Gaze Protocol. Pathways is parent-mediated and uses a coaching model.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Respeto [ Time Frame: At baseline (i.e., within two weeks prior to the start of intervention); Post-intervention (i.e., within two weeks after completing the intervention); At three-month follow-up ]

Central Contacts

• Pamela Rollins, EdD
  972-883-3153
  [email protected]
• Erin E Kosloski, BA
  [email protected]

Locations (3)

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