Comparing two therapy approaches for executive functioning in children with autism
Tests an executive functioning therapy against another therapy in children with autism in clinics.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of an Executive Functioning Intervention for Children's Mental Health Services
Key facts
- Where
- Aurora and San Diego, United StatesSee the 2 sites
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 99 years old?
Source: NCT06651086, who can take part
Where in United States
- University of Colorado AnschutzAurora, United StatesTaking people
- San Diego State UniversitySan Diego, 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
- San Diego State University
- Trial code
- NCT06651086
- Record updated
- 20 April 2026
- Original description
This project aims to follow up on a prior project examining the impact of training therapists in an executive functioning intervention Unstuck and On Target (UOT) adapted for community mental health settings. Study aims are to test the clinical and implementation effectiveness of training mental health therapists in Unstuck and On Target, an executive functioning intervention, relative to Unified Protocol for Children, a transdiagnostic intervention for emotional disorders. This includes examining the implementation of Unstuck and associated outcomes (e.g., effective delivery, expanded use of Unstuck beyond autism, the feasibility of Unstuck) and impact on changes in child executive functioning and behaviors.Read full original descriptionShow less
Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of an Executive Functioning Intervention for Children's Mental Health Services
This project aims to follow up on a prior project examining the impact of training therapists in an executive functioning intervention Unstuck and On Target (UOT) adapted for community mental health settings. Study aims are to test the clinical and implementation effectiveness of training mental health therapists in Unstuck and On Target, an executive functioning intervention, relative to Unified Protocol for Children, a transdiagnostic intervention for emotional disorders. This includes examining the implementation of Unstuck and associated outcomes (e.g., effective delivery, expanded use of Unstuck beyond autism, the feasibility of Unstuck) and impact on changes in child executive functioning and behaviors.
Inclusion: Mental Health Programs:; Publicly-funded; Providing outpatient or school-based psychotherapy services to children; Have at least 8 mental health providers on staff; Therapists:; Employed as staff or trainee at a participating program; Employed at the program for at least the next 12 months; Providing psychotherapy services to children; Has an eligible child on current caseload (see below); Autistic Child/Caregiver Participants (enrolled in a dyad with a participating therapist):; Child age 6-12 years; Receiving services from an enrolled therapist; Documented or suspected* autism diagnosis; In the event of suspected autism diagnosis, the presence of elevated autism symptoms on the Social Responsiveness Scale-2nd Edition or the Autism Diagnostic Observation Scale-2nd Edition; Non-Autistic Child/Caregiver Participants (enrolled in a dyad with a participating therapist):; Child age 6-12 years; Receiving services from an enrolled provider; No history of documented or suspected autism diagnosis.