NCT06733584Recruiting
Meeting the Needs of Young Hispanic Autistic Children
Meeting the Needs of Young Hispanic Autistic Children: Developing a Culturally and Linguistically Sensitive Intervention to Alleviate Core Social Challenges
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 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 a Culturally and Linguistically Responsive adaptation of Pathways Early Intervention (CLR-Pathways) is the key to improving social communication, language, and everyday skills in young (18-42 months) Hispanic autistic children experiencing low income. What Will Happen: Researchers will compare two versions of CLR-Pathways. * Version 1: Includes mutual gaze strategies. * Version 2: Does not include mutual gaze strategies. What to Expect: Participants will: * Attend 16 sessions (or 18 weeks if there are cancellations) of Pathways Intervention, each lasting 1.5 hours. * 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)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 200 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 10 Dec 2024
- Start date
- 22 Sept 2025
- Primary completion date
- Jan 2028
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT06733584
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 200
- From 22 Sept 2025 to the primary completion date, Jan 2028
- 3 sites 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 18 months or older than 42 months at the start of the study
Other
- Children who are from a family that is not Hispanic and/or does not have an income-to-needs ratio of \< 320% of the federal poverty level, determined by their household size
- Children who receive a Calibrated Severity Score (CSS) lower than 4 on the ADOS-2
- Families who do not have English or Spanish as a primary home language
Who the study is looking for
- Children must be from a Hispanic family experiencing low income, defined as having an income-to-needs ratio of \< 320% of the federal poverty level, determined by their household size
- Children must be between 18-42 months old at the start of the study
- Children must have no other known neurological or genetic concerns or disorders determined by parent report
- Children must receive a Calibrated Severity Score (CSS) of 4 or higher on the Autism Diagnostic Observational Schedule-2 (ADOS-2) administered by a qualified bilingual assessment associate
- Families must have a primary home language of English and/or Spanish
Age in the registry: 18 months to 42 months · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (3)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catholic Charities of Dallas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Dallas | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Kansas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lawrence | United States | Active, not recruiting |
| University of Texas at Dallas Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Richardson | United States | Recruiting |
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