Improving Barriers to Care Access for Children With Autism and Related Needs Via Telehealth for Evaluation, Care Navigating, and Caregiver Coaching

Part of paid clinical trials in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Sponsor
University of Minnesota
Study ID
NCT07520838
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
1 Year - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • NDBI — OTHER
    The NDBI strategies (e.g., behavioral principles such as reinforcement) embedded within family-centered routines will be used to target child communication, social reciprocity, and parental responsivity. Collateral effects of the supplemental treatment package will be observed in terms of parental stress/efficacy and family quality of life as well. NDBI strategies and methodology provide a powerful tool to increase (and maintain via reinforcement) adaptive behaviors by teaching new skills and promoting generalization of these skills across settings and contexts.

Study Details

The objectives of the current project are to develop and implement training with community providers to evaluate a supplemental parent coaching intervention delivered via telehealth to improve child communication and behavioral outcomes, parental stress outcomes, and to investigate telehealth models to reach children in geographically dispersed or highly mobile locations and/or from military connected families.

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 25, 2025
Status verified
Apr 2026
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2028
Completion
Jul 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
90 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
CROSSOVER
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention (NDBI)
    NDBIs are embedded with developmental principles and practices with an emphasis placed on naturalistic intervention elements (e.g., targeting skills within a developmentally appropriate sequence). In addition to adhering to recommended early intervention practices involving naturalized, routines-based, and family-centered interventions, NDBIs may be easier for parents to implement and may promote child skill acquisition in a natural manner and therefore promote generalization and maintenance of skills.
  • No Intervention: Waitlist
    Families randomized to this condition have a 12-week waiting period, after which point they rollover to the NDBI intervention.

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Brief Observation of Social Communication Change (BOSCC) [ Time Frame: Week 12 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of MinnesotaMinneapolisMinnesota55455
Jessica Simacek, PhD
[email protected]
612-624-1450

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