Status:
COMPLETED
Optimizing Social and Communication Outcomes for Toddlers With Autism
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsors:
Autism Speaks
Conditions:
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-36 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This project will examine the efficacy of two different treatment approaches aimed at facilitating change in social and communications outcomes of toddlers with autism.
Detailed Description
The proposed research tests a theoretically and empirically derived treatment approach aimed at facilitating change in joint attention interactions between caregivers and their toddlers with autism. Y...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Child meets screening criteria for PDD
- Not currently enrolled in a pre-existing intervention program
- Parent is available for intervention
- Child must be ready to start in the Early Childhood Partial Hospitalization Program (ECPHP) at UCLA
Exclusion
- Child does not have other sensory or genetic disorders
- Children already on medication on the outset, although we find few toddlers already on medication when they begin treatment. If children begin medication after treatment commences, then we will keep all informatin and data pertaining to possible medication effects and statistically convey medication use if necessary
- Co-morbidity, participant diagnosed with other diseases
- Family/participant unable to follow-up
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
86 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00999778
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
August 1 2012
Last Update
August 16 2012
Active Locations (1)
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University of California Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095