Optimizing Outcomes for Young Autistic Children
Optimizing Outcomes Through Sequencing Parent-Mediated Interventions for Young Children With Autism
Who can join
18 Months – 48 Months · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Child is between 18 and 48 months old * Child scores above the research cutoff for ASD on the TELE-ASD-PEDS * Child has no other known diagnosis or disability at study entry * Child has normal vision * Child is exposed to English at least 50% of the time * Child has a caregiver willing to learn the intervention strategies * Caregiver wants help supporting their child's social communication and behavior regulation * Caregiver understands conversational English well enough to participate in caregiver instruction
About the study
The overarching goal of the proposed study is to: (a) determine how best to sequence two parent-mediated interventions: a social communication intervention (Project ImPACT, Improving Parents as Communication Teachers) and a disruptive behavior intervention (Parent Training for Disruptive Behavior) and (b) examine moderators and mediators of intervention outcomes.
What is being tested
- Social Communication (behavioral)
- Disruptive Behavior (behavioral)
- Social Communication + Reduce Frequency (behavioral)
- Social Communication + Add Tools (behavioral)
- Disruptive Behavior + Reduce Frequency (behavioral)
- Disruptive Behavior + Add Tools (behavioral)
Sponsor: Northwestern University · Participants: 184 · Started: Jul 11, 2023
Contact the study team
- Laura J Sudec, MSW · Phone: 8474913183
- Megan Y Roberts, PhD · Phone: 8474913183
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05926687
Locations in the U.S.
| Illinois | Northwestern University, Evanston |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.