Actively Recruiting
The Power Down Pilot Study: A Novel Bedtime Manipulation Protocol
Led by University of Pittsburgh · Updated on 2025-08-12
10
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
73 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this pilot intervention study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel bedtime manipulation protocol called "The Power Down" for autistic youth, ages 6-10. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Is the Power Down feasible for caregivers to do each night? 2. Do the families find the Power Down an acceptable intervention to address their child's difficulties settling down to fall asleep?
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Power Down Pilot Study: A Novel Bedtime Manipulation Protocol
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Child between the ages of 6 and 10 years old (at least 40%, no more than 60% female)
- Parent-reported autism diagnosis for child
- Parent-reported extended and problematic settling down delay
- Parent-reported sensory over-responsivity (a "yes" to at least 8 items in the sensory screening section of the checklist)
- Parent willing to participate in nightly routine during the 2 week study
- Located within the Pittsburgh area
You will not qualify if you...
- Participants who do not understand English or cannot travel to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Psychiatric Hospital
- Children for whom physical touch is triggering due to trauma or other history (per caregiver report)
- Children who spend bedtime at a different caregiver's home more than 50% of nights and that caregiver is not willing to participate
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15213
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Amy G Hartman, PhD
CONTACT
A
Adriane M Soehner, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
NA
Model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
1
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