NCT04505488Completed
Efficacy of the ASPEN Intervention Program in Low-Resource Communities
Efficacy of the ASD Screening and Parent ENgagement (ASPEN) Intervention Program in Low-Resource Communities
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The ASD Screening and Parent ENgagement (ASPEN) program is a culturally adapted, parent-mediated intervention program. The ASPEN program is tailored to address social communication and behavioral difficulties that young children with developmental delays may experience in early childhood. The ASPEN Program includes 12 sessions where parents are provided with psychoeducation about self-care, child development, and evidence-based strategies. Coaching is also provided to train parents on using evidence-based strategies within the home setting. The ASPEN program is delivered by a student clinician and a peer leader. We hypothesize that coaching strategies delivered by the clinician will lead to primary family caregivers learning evidence-based strategies and this will result in improved child outcomes. We hypothesize that education and family support delivered by peer leaders will help primary family caregivers learn social support strategies and this will lead to improved parent outcomes.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 180 (actual)
- First submitted
- 18 Jul 2020
- Start date
- 11 Feb 2020
- Primary completion date
- 5 May 2026
- Lead sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT04505488
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 180
- From 11 Feb 2020 to the primary completion date, 5 May 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Age
- Child is younger 18 months or older than 6 years of age
Other
- Primary caregiver does not speak/understand English or Spanish
- Child does not have a medical diagnosis or educational classification of Autism/ASD or does not meet at-risk criteria on the M-CHAT-R/F and/or SCQ
- Child does not reside in low-resource household
Who the study is looking for
- Child is between 18 months through 6 years of age
- Child has a medical diagnosis or educational classification of Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or child is at-risk for Autism/ASD as determined by the Modified-Checklist for Autism in Toddlers - Revised/Follow-up Interview (M-CHAT-R/F) and/or Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ)
- Child resides in a low-resource household as determined by at least one of the following criteria:
- -Child or family has Medicaid as an insurance provider
- -Child's primary caregiver has achieved a high school or lower education
- -Child resides in a household with an annual income of 200% of the Federal Poverty Level
Age in the registry: 18 months to 6 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Austin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Austin | United States | Unknown status |
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