Family-Centered Implementation of Parent Training for Autistic Toddlers in Early Intervention

Part of paid clinical trials in Columbia, South Carolina.

Sponsor
University of South Carolina
Study ID
NCT07471594
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
12 Months - 36 Months
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Parent Training — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants will receive a form of behavioral parent training as described in the "Manage Your Child's Challenging Behavior" module of Project ImPACT.

Study Details

Early Intervention (EI) systems are ill-equipped to serve the many children 12 to 36 months with early signs or a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). EI funded by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) uses home-based service delivery, emphasizes family-centered care, and prioritizes family-defined concerns (i.e., patient-centered outcomes). The Part C system is ideally situated to provide family-based intervention to children aged birth to three. However, Part C EI providers receive little training in ASD or the challenges characterizing ASD in toddlerhood, most notably emotion regulation. This study introduces Parent Training for emotion regulation for autistic toddlers into the Part C EI system, determines its feasibility and preliminary efficacy in this setting, and assesses what family, provider, and system-level factors may facilitate the uptake of parent training in the Part C EI system.

Key Dates

First listed
Mar 13, 2026
Start date
Mar 1, 2026
Status verified
Jul 2026
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2027
Completion
Oct 31, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
40 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Parent Training
    Participants in the Parent Training group will receive a form of behavioral parent training as described in the "Manage Your Child's Challenging Behavior" module of Project ImPACT.
  • No Intervention: EI Practice-As-Usual (PAU)
    The EI practice-as-usual group will receive their typical services listed on their Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) within their IDEA Part-C funded early intervention sessions.

Primary Outcome Measure

Parent Training Treatment Acceptability [ Time Frame: 8 weeks after the start of intervention (1-3 weeks post intervention) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of South CarolinaColumbiaSouth Carolina29208-

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By condition
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By specialty
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By research site
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