Testing a bilingual phone app for Latino young adults with autism and their parents
Tests a bilingual phone app for Latino young adults with autism and parents.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Navigating the Transition to Adulthood: A Dual Language Mobile App for Latino Youth With ASD and Their Families
Key facts
- Where
- Houston, United StatesSee the site
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 18 and 25 years old?
Source: NCT07170163, who can take part
Where in United States
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHouston, United StatesNo longer taking part
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
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Trial code
- NCT07170163
- Record updated
- 10 July 2026
- Original description
The purpose of this study is to determine useability and satisfaction characteristics,product usage data,methodological feasibility parameters and feasibility metrics of the mHealth app adapted intervention on the mental health, quality of life, and adaptive functioning of Latino transition aged young adults with ASD and their parents.Read full original descriptionShow less
Navigating the Transition to Adulthood: A Dual Language Mobile App for Latino Youth With ASD and Their Families
The purpose of this study is to determine useability and satisfaction characteristics,product usage data,methodological feasibility parameters and feasibility metrics of the mHealth app adapted intervention on the mental health, quality of life, and adaptive functioning of Latino transition aged young adults with ASD and their parents.
Inclusion: Latino young adults with ASD ASD with a score of 15 or greater on the Social Communication Questionnaire-Lifetime (SCQ-L); meets Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR), criteria for ASD based on a DSM-5-TR ASD symptom checklist; previous diagnosis of ASD from a licensed mental health or medical professional(f they have not been diagnosed by a licensed mental health or medical professional, a complete a diagnostic evaluation will be conducted, using semi-structured interviews, questionnaires, the autism diagnostic interview-revised (ADI-R), and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Second Edition (ADOS-2) to confirm ASD diagnosis); above the "moderate" cut off for symptoms of anxiety or depression( Depression and anxiety symptoms will be assessed via the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7); Spanish-speaking parents.
Exclusion: psychotic as determined by the Structured clinical interview for Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM5): Research Version (SCID-5-RV), or are actively suicidal with an active plan; low intelligence quotient (IQ) score (Verbal IQ < 70) on the verbal IQ on Kaufman Brief Intelligence Test Second Edition (KBIT-2); substance abuse.