NCT06064422Completed
Adapting BA for Minimally Verbal Autistic Adults
Adaptation of a Behavioral Activation Treatment to Treat Depression in Autistic Adults
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 4 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The present study aims to adapt and evaluate the feasibility of the BeatIt-2 behavioral activation intervention for people with intellectual disabilities and low mood to be implemented with minimally verbal autistic individuals.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 9 (actual)
- First submitted
- 25 Sept 2023
- Start date
- 1 Nov 2023
- Primary completion date
- 30 Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT06064422
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 9
- From 1 Nov 2023 to the primary completion date, 30 Aug 2025
- 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
- conditions that may preclude engagement in treatment sessions (e.g., active psychosis, unmanaged seizures)
Other
- Not able to engage in treatment in English
- current engagement in other treatment for depression
- high suicide risk (i.e., with a clear plan, expressed intent or recent documented attempts)
Who the study is looking for
- Minimally verbal
- Aged 18 years or older
- Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder and clinically significant depression based on clinical best estimate diagnosis using DSM-5 or Diagnostic Manual - Intellectual Disability criteria
- Have a support person willing to participate
- Live in New Jersey or New York, or be within travel distance to Rutgers University
Age in the registry: 18 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers University - New Brunswick Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Piscataway | United States | Unknown status |
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