NCT06989151CompletedEarly phase 1
Cognitive Remediation for Autistic Adolescents
A Pilot Study of Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Autistic Adolescents
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 25 May 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Autistic youth have extremely high levels of co-occurring mental health difficulties, including rates of depression and anxiety which are between two and four times more common compered to non-autistic people. Cognitive inflexibility is a characteristic which is strongly associated with higher levels of anxiety and depression in autism. Currently, there are no existing treatments which can promote flexible thinking. Cognitive Remediation Therapy is a promising intervention which has been used with different patient groups to improve flexibility. This study aims to develop and adapt the current CRT treatment for use with autistic youth and then conduct a pilot study with 20 participants.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Phase (registry)
- Early phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 20 (actual)
- First submitted
- 7 May 2025
- Start date
- 8 May 2024
- Primary completion date
- 1 May 2025
- Lead sponsor
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT06989151
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Early phase 1
- Participants enrolled: 20
- From 8 May 2024 to the primary completion date, 1 May 2025
- 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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Prior treatment
- Not currently receiving alternative psychological intervention
Other
- Not actively self-harming or deemed at risk to themselves or others
Who the study is looking for
- 12-16 years of age with a confirmed clinical diagnosis of autism (based on verified diagnostic report).
- Verbal/intellectual ability in average range
- Sufficient spoken English to access the intervention.
- Young person must be under the care of a local mental health service who can respond to any changes in routine clinical care / risk issues that arise.
Age in the registry: 12 years to 16 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| King's College London Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | London | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
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