NCT05066178Recruiting
Speech Treatment for Minimally Verbal Children With ASD and CAS
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 30 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Comorbid Childhood Apraxia of Speech (CAS) may be one factor that limits speech development in some minimally verbal children with autism. CAS is a disorder affecting speech movement planning. This study tests whether CAS-specific treatment, appropriately modified for minimally verbal children with autism, improves their speech.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Sept 2021
- Start date
- 1 May 2024
- Primary completion date
- 30 Apr 2030
- Lead sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT05066178
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 20
- From 1 May 2024 to the primary completion date, 30 Apr 2030
- 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 illness
- Poorly controlled seizures
Other
- Factors such as blindness or deafness that contribute to minimally verbal status
- Lives in an environment where English is not spoken at least 50% of the time
- Child experiences behavioral challenges that preclude participation in the study
Who the study is looking for
- Meets criteria for Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Able to correctly repeat at least 2 syllables
- Meets criteria for Childhood Apraxia of Speech
- Lives in an environment where child is exposed to English at least 50% of the time
Age in the registry: 5 years to 18 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MGH Institute of Health Professions Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boston | United States | Recruiting |
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