NCT07501286Recruiting
Telehealth Mindfulness-based Intervention for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Their Caregivers
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 30 Mar 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a mindfulness-based intervention can reduce depression and anxiety in autistic adolescents. The main question this trial aims to answer is: Do adolescents who complete MINDful TIME show reductions in depression and anxiety compared to an active control group? Researchers will compare adolescents who complete MINDful TIME to adolescents who are instructed to use a mindfulness meditation mobile-app to see if changes in anxiety and depression differ between the two groups. Participants will either: * Attend weekly 90-minute MINDful TIME group meetings through Zoom with their parent or caregiver for a total of 8-weeks and use a mindfulness meditation app daily, or * Use a mindfulness meditation app daily for 8-weeks All participants will: * Attend virtual intake, baseline, and follow-up visits to complete data collection * Complete a weekly electronic meditation diary
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 160 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 24 Mar 2026
- Start date
- 24 Mar 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Nov 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Nicole Matthews, Ph.D.
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07501286
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 160
- From 24 Mar 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Nov 2027
- 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 illness
- Participants with a physical disability or co-occurring condition that may prevent participation in the weekly group meetings (e.g., selective mutism; aggressive behavior; inability to participate in a 90-minute video conference meeting each week)
Other
- Non-verbal participants will be excluded to ensure test compliance and increase sample homogeneity.
- Participants with IQ scores \<70 will be excluded because the intervention was developed for individuals without intellectual disability.
- Participants who report active suicidal ideation
Who the study is looking for
- Adolescents must be ages 13 to 18 years
- Formal clinical or educational ASD diagnosis confirmed by the study team (i.e., review of formal diagnostic report from the diagnosing practitioner or Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team report (MET) shared with the research team by the family) )
- Must be willing to be randomized to a treatment or delayed treatment control group
- Must be able to attend at least 7 of the 8 group meetings
- English speaking: Adolescents and their parent/caregivers must be English-speaking because the screening and behavioral measures are in English, as well as the intervention content
Age in the registry: 13 years to 18 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Phoenix | United States | Recruiting |
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