NCT07856927Recruiting
To Share or Not To Share: Navigating Disclosure and Stigma Among Family Caregivers of Autistic Young Adults_Group Intervention
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 5 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study is a caregiver support program for family caregivers of autistic young adults (ages 18 to 26) as their family members navigate young adulthood. The program includes six 60-minute virtual sessions focused on making sense of caregiving roles during young adulthood, reflecting on everyday family experiences, supporting decision-making within families, deciding when and how to share experiences with others, and thinking about the future.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 50 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 28 Sept 2026
- Start date
- 17 Sept 2026
- Primary completion date
- Jun 2027
- Lead sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
- Diseases
- Autism
- NCT number
- NCT07856927
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 50
- From 17 Sept 2026 to the primary completion date, Jun 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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Age
- Not a primary caregiver for a family member with autism aged 18-26
Other
- Lack of proficiency in English
- Individuals requiring a guardian to provide consent will be excluded
Who the study is looking for
- Has a family member aged 18-26 who has received an autism-related diagnosis from a healthcare professional
- Must be a primary caregiver for this family member
- Must be able to speak, understand, and read English well
- Participants will be able to provide consent themselves.
Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Wisconsin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Madison | United States | Recruiting |
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