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NCT06794476Withdrawn

Milieu Teaching-AV (MT-AV Pilot)

Milieu Teaching-AV (MT-AV Pilot): A Pilot Study to Assess the Feasibility of an Adaptation of Milieu Teaching for Infant Siblings of Autistic Children That Encourages Looking to the Mouth

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 24 Mar 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This project will look at whether a novel approach to language intervention that encourages looking to audiovisual speech cues for infants with autistic older siblings (Baby Sibs), who are highly likely be diagnosed with autism or developmental language disorder (DLD). This study will specifically look at (a) whether caregivers find this approach to be easy to implement in their homes, (b) whether they find this approach to be acceptable, and (c) whether caregivers use the taught strategies in interactions with their infants.

Status (registry)
Withdrawn
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
0 (actual)
First submitted
26 Dec 2024
Start date
18 Mar 2026
Primary completion date
18 Mar 2026
Lead sponsor
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Diseases
Autism
NCT number
NCT06794476

Who cannot take part

Copied verbatim from ClinicalTrials.gov and grouped by topic. Only the trial team decides who can take part.

Other illness

  • known genetic condition
  • caregiver report of a diagnosed vision impairment or hearing loss

Other

  • adverse neurological history
  • pre-term birth (gestation < 37 weeks)

Who the study is looking for

  • an older sibling with an autism diagnosis, confirmed by either (a) a detailed developmental interview and administration of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule or (b) by record review
  • monolingual English-speaking household

Age in the registry: 5 months to 12 months · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (1)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Vanderbilt University Medical CenterNashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status

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