NCT05551728Recruiting
Autism Caregiver Coaching in Africa
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 9 Jan 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Around the world there is a growing need to develop early intervention services in local communities that support a better quality of life for all autistic people. The South African study will test an approach where caregivers are coached by non-specialists in early intervention strategies. Caregivers can then use these strategies during everyday activities with their young autistic child.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 320 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 12 Sept 2022
- Start date
- 1 Apr 2023
- Primary completion date
- Mar 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Duke University
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT05551728
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 320
- From 1 Apr 2023 to the primary completion date, Mar 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
Built from the registry fields of ClinicalTrials.gov. It describes the study, not your situation.
Who cannot take part
Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.
Other illness
- Genetic disorder of known etiology (e.g., fragile X syndrome)
- Significant sensory or motor impairment that would preclude use of the play materials
- History of serious head injury and/or neurological disease
Other
- Major physical abnormalities that would interfere with participation in the intervention
- Caregiver indicates they will be unable to attend assessments and 12 sessions
Who the study is looking for
- Child's age is 18-72 months
- Child meets DSM-5 criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD), informed by Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2)
- Child's caregiver speaks isiXhosa, isiZulu, Afrikaans, or English
- Child's race is African or Coloured (South African term for mixed race)
- Caregiver-child dyad live in recruitment area
- Caregiver is ≥18 years
Age in the registry: 18 months to 72 months · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Cape Town Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cape Town | South Africa | Recruiting |
This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.