Telehealth Parent Coaching for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tests parent coaching by video visits for young children with autism.
Plain-language title generated from the registry record
Registry title: Improving Barriers to Care Access for Children With Autism and Related Needs Via Telehealth for Evaluation, Care Navigating, and Caregiver Coaching
Key facts
- Where
- Minneapolis, United StatesSee the site
Where in United States
- University of MinnesotaMinneapolis, United StatesTaking people
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
- University of Minnesota
- Trial code
- NCT07520838
- Record updated
- 9 April 2026
- Original description
The objectives of the current project are to develop and implement training with community providers to evaluate a supplemental parent coaching intervention delivered via telehealth to improve child communication and behavioral outcomes, parental stress outcomes, and to investigate telehealth models to reach children in geographically dispersed or highly mobile locations and/or from military connected families.Read full original descriptionShow less
Improving Barriers to Care Access for Children With Autism and Related Needs Via Telehealth for Evaluation, Care Navigating, and Caregiver Coaching
The objectives of the current project are to develop and implement training with community providers to evaluate a supplemental parent coaching intervention delivered via telehealth to improve child communication and behavioral outcomes, parental stress outcomes, and to investigate telehealth models to reach children in geographically dispersed or highly mobile locations and/or from military connected families.
Provider Inclusion Criteria:; Providers to participate who are in "lead" or supervising roles (e.g., clinical supervisors, lead therapists, level II/level I EIDBI providers),; Participating providers are encouraged to have a master's degree or higher, be level I, or serve as a level II provider with established experience (e.g.,supporting families who speak another language or be certified by a tribal government) however, this decision is up to the participating organization; Child/Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:; Child between ages 1 to 5; Waiting for either ASD diagnosis or intervention,; At least one caregiver (approved by the parent) willing to participate; Ability to complete approximately three, 30 min sessions over 12 weeks and to complete pre and post study measures; Child may not be currently receiving intensive (10 or more hours a week) or early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI), but may be on a waitlist for these services, and can be enrolled in Early Childhood Special Education services Parts B and C, and auxiliary services such as speech, physical, and occupational therapy; Child/Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:; Children will be assessed through an eligibility screener to determine if they have challenging behavior that may be dangerous. Families will be assessed to determine eligibility through a screener, several of the questions will be aimed to identify challenging behavior severity, behaviors including topographies such as eye gouging and other forms of severe self-injury or aggression that cause significant or dangerous tissue damage (e.g., such as breaking the skin, drawing blood, open wounds that could be infected, or leaves a contusion, visits to an emergency room or hospitalization due to challenging behavior) to a child or others may be considered too severe to participate in the study; Families will also be asked if a participating caregiver is pregnant, if they indicate yes, they will still be eligible to participate with their child, but certain activities may be skipped if the child engages in challenging behavior, such as aggressive behavior.