Testing a Shorter Early Autism Program With Online Parent Training
Tests a part-time early autism program plus online parent training in young autistic children.
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Registry title: Early Intervention in Remote Autism (IPAAD)
Key facts
- Where
- Cergy-Pontoise, Le Havre, Limoges, and Nantes, FranceSee the 4 sites
Where in France
- CH René DubosCergy-Pontoise, FranceNo longer taking part
- CHU Le HavreLe Havre, FranceNo longer taking part
- CH LimogesLimoges, FranceNo longer taking part
- CHU NantesNantes, FranceNo longer taking part
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- University Hospital, Brest
- Trial code
- NCT04660669
- Record updated
- 8 June 2026
- Original description
The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) has shown its efficiency in the early management of ASD.Read full original descriptionShow less
Early Remote Intervention in Autism: a Randomized Noninferiority Clinical Trial Comparing Semi-intensive Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) Intervention With Remote Parental Training/ Supervision Versus Intensive ESDM Intervention.
The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) has shown its efficiency in the early management of ASD.
The study aims to evaluate the efficiency of a new type of management based on a semi-intensive center-based intervention (8h per week) coupled with a MOOC (Massive Online Open Course: a teaching and learning intervention based on instrumental and interactive teaching situations) for remote parental training/supervision. The goal is to determine if compared to the ESDM reference intervention (15h per week), this type of care can bring, a sufficient improvement in child development course and decreased symptoms of autism in young children, and if it could be, therefore, better suited to the needs of children and their family, bypassing the previously stated obstacles.
Inclusion: Diagnosis of ASD based on the Diagnosis and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM-5) criteria; Diagnosis of ASD on the Autism Diagnosis Observation Schedule (ADOS-2) and Autism Diagnosis Interview (ADIR) for toddlers (we will include children above or equal to 13, which is the research cut-off); Aged between 15 and 36 months; DQ of 30 or above at the MSEL; Sign informed consent form by both parents.
Exclusion: Use of psychoactive medications (7 ) Families unavailable for the intervention and the followup over a period of 12 months; (8) Impossibility for family to have access to the MOOC; A neurodevelopmental disorder with known etiology (e.g. fragile X syndrome, Rett syndrom); Significant sensory or motor impairment; Major physical problems such as a chronic serious health condition; History of a serious head injury and/or neurologic disease; Seizures at time of entry.