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Evaluating Pathways Mutual Gaze Protocol on Social Skills in Young Children Suspected of Autism
Led by The University of Texas at Dallas · Updated on 2025-10-21
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Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
89 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
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The University of Texas at Dallas
Lead Sponsor
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Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Purpose of the Study: The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if a technique called the "mutual gaze procedure," used in Pathways Early Intervention (Pathways), is the key to helping improve social communication, language, and everyday skills in young children (16-30 months old) who are at high risk for autism, particularly those from diverse cultural and language backgrounds. What Will Happen: Researchers will compare two versions of the Pathways Intervention: * Version 1: Includes mutual gaze strategies. * Version 2: Does not include mutual gaze strategies. What to Expect: Participants will: * Attend 12 sessions of Pathways Intervention, each lasting 1.5 hours (or 15 weeks if there are cancellations). * Come to the clinic for a developmental check-up three times: before starting Pathways, right after completing Pathways, and three months after finishing Pathways.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluating Pathways Mutual Gaze Protocol on Social Skills in Young Children Suspected of Autism
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Children must be between 16-30 months old at the start of the study
- Children must receive social disability index of 7 or lower on the EarliPointTM assessment with a researcher confirming social challenges are present
- Parents must report no other known neurological or genetic concerns or disorders
- Parents must be fluent in English
- Parents must live within a 30-mile radius of the Callier Center Dallas
You will not qualify if you...
- Children younger than 16 months or older than 30 months at the start of the study
- Children who are not at high risk for autism based on an EarliPointTM assessment with researcher confirmation of social challenges
- Children whose parents report they have any other known neurological or genetic concerns or disorders
- Children whose parents are not fluent in English
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, Texas, United States, 75080
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Research Team
P
Pamela Rollins, EdD
CONTACT
C
Chrislove Ulysse
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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