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NCT04744428Completed

Trial of Autism Parent Navigator Program

Test of an Innovative, Scalable Support Program for Parents With a Young Child Recently Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Jul 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

To address the dual needs of parents for support in navigating Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) services and maintaining positive family functioning, the investigators propose to test Autism Parent Navigators (APN), an innovative in-home, peer support model for parents with a young child recently diagnosed with ASD.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
388 (actual)
First submitted
9 Apr 2020
Start date
25 Mar 2021
Primary completion date
31 Mar 2026
Lead sponsor
Penn State University
Diseases
Autism
NCT number
NCT04744428

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 388
  • From 25 Mar 2021 to the primary completion date, 31 Mar 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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Other

  • None

Who the study is looking for

  • Parents of children who have been newly diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
  • The child will be age 2-6 years and been diagnosed with ASD in the past four months.
  • The child is the first child in the family to be diagnosed with ASD.
  • Parents are not already involved in a parent mentoring relationship.
  • Parents are currently involved in a couple relationship, including same-sex partners, dating couples, adoptive parents and step-parent families.

Age in the registry: 2 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
USC
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ColumbiaUnited StatesUnknown status

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