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Efficacy of the ASPEN Intervention Program in Low-Resource Communities

Study Overview

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Description

The ASD Screening and Parent ENgagement (ASPEN) program is a culturally adapted, parent-mediated intervention program. The ASPEN program is tailored to address social communication and behavioral difficulties that young children with developmental delays may experience in early childhood. The ASPEN Program includes 12 sessions where parents are provided with psychoeducation about self-care, child development, and evidence-based strategies. Coaching is also provided to train parents on using evidence-based strategies within the home setting. The ASPEN program is delivered by a student clinician and a peer leader. We hypothesize that coaching strategies delivered by the clinician will lead to primary family caregivers learning evidence-based strategies and this will result in improved child outcomes. We hypothesize that education and family support delivered by peer leaders will help primary family caregivers learn social support strategies and this will lead to improved parent outcomes.

Official Title

Efficacy of the ASD Screening and Parent ENgagement (ASPEN) Intervention Program in Low-Resource Communities

Quick Facts

Study Start:2020-07-07
Study Completion:2026-05-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT04505488

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Months to 6 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * Child is between 18 months through 6 years of age
  2. * Child has a medical diagnosis or educational classification of Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or child is at-risk for Autism/ASD as determined by the Modified-Checklist for Autism in Toddlers - Revised/Follow-up Interview (M-CHAT-R/F) and/or Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ)
  3. * Child resides in a low-resource household as determined by at least one of the following criteria:
  4. * -Child or family has Medicaid as an insurance provider
  5. * -Child's primary caregiver has achieved a high school or lower education
  6. * -Child resides in a household with an annual income of 200% of the Federal Poverty Level
  1. * Primary caregiver does not speak/understand English or Spanish
  2. * Child is younger 18 months or older than 6 years of age
  3. * Child does not have a medical diagnosis or educational classification of Autism/ASD or does not meet at-risk criteria on the M-CHAT-R/F and/or SCQ
  4. * Child does not reside in low-resource household

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Sandra B Vanegas, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Texas at Austin

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas, 78758
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Texas at Austin

  • Sandra B Vanegas, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Texas at Austin

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2020-07-07
Study Completion Date2026-05-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2020-07-07
Study Completion Date2026-05-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Autism
  • Parent-mediated intervention
  • Naturalistic developmental behavioral intervention
  • Low resource households

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder