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NCT05965648Completed

Development of a Family-Based Transition Planning Program for Culturally-Diverse Youth on the Autism Spectrum

Families FORWARD: Development of a Family-Based Transition Planning Program for Culturally-Diverse Youth on the Autism Spectrum

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 Feb 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this clinical study is to develop a community-based program to support family members of transition-aged youth on the autism spectrum to help them plan for the future. The main aims of the study are: 1. To develop the Families FORWARD program 2. To conduct proof-of-concept testing of the Families FORWARD program Participants will complete surveys before and after participating in the program and will participate in exit interviews at the end of the program.

Status (registry)
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
27 (actual)
First submitted
28 Jun 2023
Start date
2 Sept 2023
Primary completion date
1 Sept 2024
Lead sponsor
Boston University Charles River Campus
Diseases
Autism
NCT number
NCT05965648

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 27
  • From 2 Sept 2023 to the primary completion date, 1 Sept 2024
  • 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

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Who the study is looking for

  • Family Inclusion Criteria
    • Parents or primary caregivers of transition-aged youth on the autism spectrum:
    • Have one or more child(ren) on the autism spectrum who is/are ages 14-21 years old
    • Identify as the parent, legal guardian, and/or primary caregiver of the youth
    • Speak English fluently
    • Reside in Massachusetts
    • Youth on the autism spectrum:
    • Have an autism diagnosis OR identify as autistic
    • Age 14-21
    • Have ability to communicate verbally or in written format in English
    • Reside in Massachusetts

Age in the registry: 14 years to - · Sex: All · Accepts healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Boston University
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status

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