NCT07420478Recruiting
TF-CBT for Autistic Youth Pilot Implementation - Open Pilot
Implementation Science-Guided Pilot Study of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Autistic Youth in Community Mental Health Settings
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 13 May 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
Compared to the general population, autistic youth are at increased risk for both exposure to potentially traumatic events and trauma-related symptoms following trauma exposure. Autistic people identify approaches to effectively addressing trauma as a top mental health research priority, yet providers in community settings often report inadequate training in trauma treatment. The purpose of this study is to conduct an open pilot to evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an evidence-based intervention for youth affected by trauma, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), that has been modified for autistic youth served in Community Mental Health Centers.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 24 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 12 Feb 2026
- Start date
- 5 May 2026
- Primary completion date
- 31 Dec 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07420478
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 24
- From 5 May 2026 to the primary completion date, 31 Dec 2026
- 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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Other
- 1\. Does not present with trauma-related distress (score falls within the "Normal" range as measured by the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen-2 Self- and Parent-Report).
Who the study is looking for
- Employed as a clinician at a participating Community Mental Health Center (CMHC; publicly-funded mental health program) for at least 6 months.
- Trained in TF-CBT.
- Has an eligible autistic youth on current caseload (see below).
- Between 6 and 18 years old (up to 17 years, 11 months).
- Current medical diagnosis of autism.
- Has a non-offending caregiver who is able to participate in treatment (i.e., caregiver who is not the perpetrator of the abuse/other trauma).
- Initiated outpatient psychotherapy services from participating therapist within enrolled CMHC.
- A moderate level of trauma-related distress as measured by the Child and Adolescent Trauma Screen-2 (CATS-2).
Age in the registry: 6 years to - · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lebanon | United States | Recruiting |
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