Observing complementary care and online checks for children with autism
Tests whether online assessments fit with alternative care for autistic children aged 3 to 12.
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Life University
- Where
- Biddenden and Maidstone, United KingdomSee the 2 sites
- Trial code
- Registry title
- Complementary & Integrative Healthcare for Children With Autism: A Pilot Study
- Status
- Enrolling by invitation
- People taking part
- 20 people, planned
- Started
- 16 Mar 2026
- Expected to end
- Feb 2027
- Type of study
- Observational
- Record updated
- 20 March 2026
Who can take part
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.
The trial is looking for children aged 3 to 12 with autism who receive complementary and integrative healthcare. It tests an online assessment battery alongside that care.
- Age
- 3 to 12 years
- Sex
- All sexes can join.
- Disease stage
- Autism spectrum disorder with a baseline ATEC score above 71.
Main reasons for not taking part
- History of epilepsy
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- 3-12 years of age
- Baseline ATEC score >71
Who cannot take part
- History of epilepsy
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 3 and 12 years old?
Where in United Kingdom
- Brain DevelopmentBiddenden, United KingdomEnrolling by invitation
- The Happy Healthy UnicornMaidstone, United KingdomEnrolling by invitation
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
To investigate the feasibility of implementing an online assessment battery in tandem with normal \& customary complementary \& integrative healthcare (CIH) provided to children with autism. The secondary aim is to assess the potential impacts of CIH on clinical outcomes.
The group in the trial
- Children (3-12) with ASD-Related Symptoms
Children aged 3-12 years whose parents/caregivers identify the presence of symptoms associated with autism spectrum disorder (ASD; e.g., challenges in communication, social interaction, or repetitive behaviors). A formal clinical diagnosis is not required for inclusion
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?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- A Complementary and Integrative Healthcare (CIH) Model for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder-Related Symptoms: A Pilot Observational Study
- Plain-language title
- Observing complementary care and online checks for children with autismGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
- AI summary
- From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 12 November 2026.
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07458386, who can take part
- Record updated
- 20 March 2026