Status:
COMPLETED
Social and Communication Outcomes for Young Children With Autism
Lead Sponsor:
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of California, Los Angeles
University of Washington
Conditions:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
24-60 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The goal of this project is to test an intervention program for caregivers and their young children with autism that is focused on improving social communication. This study specifically targets under...
Detailed Description
Child/parent dyads will be randomized to one of two intervention conditions: (1) Parent-child model, also known as the Caregiver Education Model (CMM):focuses on joint attention/engagement interventio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Children must be between 24 months and 60 months at entry into the study
- Children must have a clinical diagnosis of autism or PDD-NOS, and/or meet criteria on the ADOS for ASD or autism
- Children must have an age equivalent of 12 months or greater for non-verbal ability based on the Mullen Visual Reception and Fine Motor scales
- Caregiver and child must be available for all assessments
- Children must be able to walk independently
- Parents must be between the ages of 16 and 50 years old
- Family should be currently underserved (inability to obtain services for their child) and have limited family resources
Exclusion
- Children must not have a seizure disorder
- Children must not have associated sensory (uncorrected hearing loss greater than 20 db or vision loss) or physical disorders that restrict mobility (e.g., cerebral palsy)
- Children must not have sustained a head injury
- Children's diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder must not be comorbid with other medical syndromes (e.g., Tuberose Sclerosis, Neurofibromatosis, Down syndrome, fragile X) or diseases
- Children must not be in foster care
- English must be the primary language spoken at home
- Parents must not have a psychiatric diagnosis or a diagnosis of mental retardation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
112 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00953095
Start Date
April 1 2009
End Date
December 1 2011
Last Update
September 25 2014
Active Locations (5)
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1
University of California, Los Angles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
2
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida, United States, 32306
3
Kennedy Krieger Institute
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21211
4
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48109