Actively Recruiting
A Trial of the Launching! to Adulthood Program
Led by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Updated on 2025-09-05
40
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
111 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Launching intervention (Pagan et al., 2024) in improving adaptive functioning, transition readiness, and social cognition in young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), compared to a delayed treatment control group, to examine whether the Launching intervention leads to improvements in executive functioning, co-occurring mental health symptoms, and quality of life, as measured by caregiver and self-report assessments, to assess the maintenance of treatment gains 12 weeks post-treatment and to replicate the findings of the Launching pilot study in an independent sample of young adults with ASD.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
A Trial of the Launching! to Adulthood Program
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Confirmed diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder from a licensed mental health or medical professional
- Score greater than 14 on the Social Communication Questionnaire-Lifetime completed with a parent
- Meets DSM-5 criteria for ASD based on a DSM-5 symptom checklist
- Willing and motivated to participate in the treatment
- A parent willing to participate alongside the participant
- Verbal intelligence quotient score greater than 70 as assessed by the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test 2nd edition revised
You will not qualify if you...
- History of psychotic disorder or current psychotic symptoms
- Suicidal ideation with intent or plan
- Current severe alcohol or other substance use disorder
- Concurrent enrollment in another clinical trial for autism spectrum disorder
- Unwillingness to complete study procedures
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Antonio Pagan, PhD
CONTACT
K
Katherine Loveland, PhD
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
CROSSOVER
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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