NCT05681143Completed
A Crisis Prevention Program for Youth With Autism
A Crisis Prevention Program in Youth With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 3 Jan 2024
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Mental health crises involve acute psychiatric states, such as aggression and/or self-injury, which can result in harm to self or others. There is evidence to suggest that 20% to 25% of autistic children are at risk of a mental health crises, however no crisis prevention programs exist for autistic children. The goal of this project is to evaluate, via a randomized design, a novel crisis prevention program.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 61 (actual)
- First submitted
- 30 Dec 2022
- Start date
- 1 Feb 2023
- Primary completion date
- 29 Dec 2023
- Lead sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT05681143
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 61
- From 1 Feb 2023 to the primary completion date, 29 Dec 2023
- 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
- The child is enrolled in the RUBI parent training program, offered at the Center for Autism and Related Disorders at Kennedy Krieger
- Caregivers has a hearing or language impairment
Other
- The child has any suicidal thoughts or behaviors
- The child is enrolled in another treatment study
- Caregiver does not have consistent access to the internet
Who the study is looking for
- Have a child with autism
- The child must be 3-17 years of age
- Caregivers must score \<=13 on the Crisis Prevention Index (CPI)
- The child must have some behavioral concerns (e.g., aggression, property destruction, elopement, tantrums), as listed on section 2 of the MCAS-R.
- The child must have an MCAS-R Acuity score of at most 19
- The child must be actively seen by a medical or mental health professional within the last six months
Age in the registry: 3 years to 17 years · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Krieger Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Baltimore | United States | Unknown status |
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