Implementation of Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI) Through Coaching Caregivers of Young Autistic Children

Part of paid clinical trials in Austin, Texas.

Sponsor
University of Texas at Austin
Study ID
NCT06923553
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Implementation Research

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • NDBIs — BEHAVIORAL
    Caregivers will meet with clinicians virtually weekly to (a) watch the newly developed NDBI videos that demonstrate the strategy use, (b) discuss how this might be applied to their own child, (c) receive individualized homework planning, (d) record and upload videos of their practice of strategy use with their own child, and (e) review the videos with clinicians to receive individualized feedback on their strategy use. This will occur for 10 weeks. Each session will be video recorded to assess the clinicians' intervention fidelity. After 10 weeks, pre-post tests will be conducted to assess parents' confidence on implementing these strategies, their child's social communication, and satisfaction of providers and caregivers.

Study Details

Naturalistic developmental behavioral interventions (NDBIs) are a newer class of evidence-based interventions for young autistic children to promote their positive developmental or behavioral outcomes. These are often delivered by family members or other natural change agents given the emphasis on naturalistic transactions between an adult and a child. Despite the emerging evidence, there are practical difficulties that hinder wider dissemination and implementation of NDBIs, including low level of access to some of these branded, packaged NDBIs. To mitigate these difficulties related to access, we have created a series of video modules that demonstrate nine commonly used core components in NDBI strategies. In this study, caregivers will receive training and coaching using these modules and both synchronous and asynchronous coaching from a clinician. In this type 1 hybrid implementation trial, there are two groups of participants: (1) caregivers of young autistic children or children with other developmental disabilities/delays, (2) children, and (3) clinicians. Caregivers will meet with clinicians virtually weekly to (a) watch the newly developed NDBI videos that demonstrate the strategy use, (b) discuss how this might be applied to their own child, (c) receive individualized homework planning, (d) record and upload videos of their practice of strategy use with their own child, and (e) review the videos with clinicians to receive individualized feedback on their strategy use. This will occur for 10 weeks. Each session will be video recorded to assess the clinicians' intervention fidelity. After 10 weeks, pre-post tests will be conducted to assess parents' confidence on implementing these strategies, their child's social communication, and satisfaction of providers and caregivers. Qualitative data will also be collected via interviews with some selected participants to gain a deeper understanding of their perceptions.

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 1, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2025
Primary completion
Apr 1, 2026
Completion
Dec 31, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment
50 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: NDBI group

Primary Outcome Measure

Vineland-3 Adaptive Behavior Scale [ Time Frame: From baseline to the end of treatment at 10 weeks ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Texas AustinAustinTexas78712
James Lee
[email protected]
(512) 471-3223

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