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NCT06107972Active, not recruiting

Developing a Culturally Adapted Intervention for Latino Youth Transitioning to Adulthood

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 27 Aug 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility (e.g., satisfaction, completion rate, barriers to recruitment, treatment fidelity) of the culturally refined Launching! to Adulthood (¡Iniciando! la Adultez) program, to test for a preliminary signal of effect between baseline and post-treatment for the Launching! to Adulthood (¡Iniciando! la Adultez) program and to identify preliminary neural mechanisms of action, including biomarkers of brain structure and connectivity, in terms of treatment response for 15 Latino young adults participating in the ¡Iniciando! therapy program.

Status (registry)
Active, not recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
56 (actual)
First submitted
22 Oct 2023
Start date
1 Apr 2024
Primary completion date
1 Nov 2025
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Diseases
Autism
NCT number
NCT06107972

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional
  • Participants enrolled: 56
  • From 1 Apr 2024 to the primary completion date, 1 Nov 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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Prior treatment

  • concurrent enrollment in another clinical trial for autism spectrum disorder

Other illness

  • history of a psychotic disorder or current psychotic symptoms
  • current alcohol or other substance use disorder rated severe
  • For fMRI, unable to undergo fMRI scanning due to metallic devices or objects (cardiac pacemaker or neurostimulator, some artificial joints, metal pins, surgical clips, or other implanted metal parts) or claustrophobic to the scanner.

Other

  • suicidal ideation with intent or plan
  • expression of unwillingness to complete study procedures

Who the study is looking for

  • confirmed case of ASD
  • a score of \>14 on the Social Communication Questionnaire-Lifetime (SCQ-L110) completed with the mother or father
  • meet DSM-5 criteria for ASD based on a Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-5 ASD symptom checklist
  • previous diagnosis of ASD from a licensed mental health or medical professional
  • speak English
  • have a parent willing to participate
  • score \>85 on verbal intelligence quotient (IQ) on the Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test (KBIT-2)

Age in the registry: 18 years to 25 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
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HoustonUnited StatesUnknown status

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