NCT06596226Active, not recruiting
Evaluating Pathways Mutual Gaze Protocol on Social Skills in Young Children Suspected of Autism
Evaluating The Efficacy of Pathways Parent-Mediated Intervention's Mutual Gaze Protocol on Social Skills in Young Children Suspected of Having Autism: A Randomized Control Trial
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 26 Jun 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Purpose of the Study: The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if a technique called the "mutual gaze procedure," used in Pathways Early Intervention (Pathways), is the key to helping improve social communication, language, and everyday skills in young children (16-30 months old) who are at high risk for autism, particularly those from diverse cultural and language backgrounds. What Will Happen: Researchers will compare two versions of the Pathways Intervention: * Version 1: Includes mutual gaze strategies. * Version 2: Does not include mutual gaze strategies. What to Expect: Participants will: * Attend 12 sessions of Pathways Intervention, each lasting 1.5 hours (or 15 weeks if there are cancellations). * Come to the clinic for a developmental check-up three times: before starting Pathways, right after completing Pathways, and three months after finishing Pathways.
- Status (registry)
- Active, not recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 80 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 21 Aug 2024
- Start date
- 10 Sept 2024
- Primary completion date
- 15 Oct 2026
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT06596226
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 80
- From 10 Sept 2024 to the primary completion date, 15 Oct 2026
- 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
- Children whose parents report they have any other known neurological or genetic concerns or disorders;
Age
- Children younger than 16 months or older than 30 months at the start of the study
Other
- Children who are not at high risk for autism based on an EarliPointTM assessment (with researcher confirmation of social challenges)
- Children whose parents are not fluent in English or Spanish
Who the study is looking for
- Children must be between 16-30 months old at the start of the study;
- Children must receive social disability index of 7 or lower if child is 16-20 months old, or 8.1 or lower if child is 21-30 months old on the EarliPointTM assessment with a researcher (i.e., human) confirming social challenges are present;
- Parents must report no other known neurological or genetic concerns or disorders
- Parents must be fluent in English or Spanish
- Parents must live within a 30-mile radius of the Callier Center Dallas or Callier Center Richardson.
Age in the registry: 16 months to 30 months · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Texas at Dallas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Richardson | United States | Unknown status |
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