Parent-Led Telehealth Program for Rigid Routines in Autistic Children
Tests a parent-led online program for repetitive insistence on sameness in autistic children.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Parent-Mediated Intervention Targeting Insistence on Sameness for Autistic Children
Key facts
- Where
- Stanford, United StatesSee the site
Could this be for you?
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 6 and 11 years old?
Source: NCT06472115, who can take part
Where in United States
- Stanford UniversityStanford, United StatesTaking people
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Trial details
- Who runs it
- Stanford University
- Trial code
- NCT06472115
- Record updated
- 25 February 2026
- Original description
This study will examine the potential effectiveness of a virtually delivered parent-mediated intervention for insistence on sameness behaviors in autism and investigate 1) whether caregivers can learn to deliver the adapted Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood emotions (SPACE) intervention for IS via telehealth and 2) whether children will show greater improvement in IS behaviors.Read full original descriptionShow less
A Pilot Telehealth Parent-Mediated Intervention Targeting Insistence on Sameness for Autistic Children
This study will examine the potential effectiveness of a virtually delivered parent-mediated intervention for insistence on sameness behaviors in autism and investigate 1) whether caregivers can learn to deliver the adapted Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood emotions (SPACE) intervention for IS via telehealth and 2) whether children will show greater improvement in IS behaviors.
Inclusion: 6:0 to 10:11 years at the time of consent; diagnosed with ASD (based on history, review of available medical records including diagnostic testing completed by psychologist); IQ > or = 75 (based on history, review of available medical records); report three or more family accommodations for insistence on sameness based on screening measures; English-speaking parent and youth able to consistently participate in study procedures.
Exclusion: unstable behavioral and pharmacological treatments (e.g., anxiety medication) to treat anxiety or IS behaviors prior to two months to the start of the study and no anticipated changes in treatments during the course of the trial; concurrent psychosocial treatment for anxiety or Insistence on Sameness; children with significant hearing, language or motor impairment; children who have a history of prominent school refusal, self-harm, or suicidal ideation; caregivers who have participated in formal SPACE training.