ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Project AFECT (Autism Family Empowerment Coaching and Training Program)

Study Overview

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Description

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the journey of families after their child's diagnosis of autism and to help parents understand autism and get the right treatments for their child. This study is for parents of children just diagnosed with autism who are: * Age greater than 1 and up to 5 years old; * Hispanic/Latino OR Black/African-American OR have Medi-Cal as primary health insurance; AND * Live in one of the following counties in California (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, or Sonoma). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Whether parent coaching through Project AFECT leads to decreased parental stress and increased parental confidence; * Whether family navigation through Project AFECT leads to increased number of referrals to early intervention and educational services and reduced wait times to autism treatments; * Whether children whose parents receive Project AFECT intervention show increased language skills compared to children whose parents did not receive intervention. Participants will be asked to: * Complete surveys at enrollment and 3 and 6 months later. * Work with Project AFECT Coach. Researchers will compare control and intervention groups to see if Project AFECT leads to improved parent and child outcomes.

Official Title

Autism Family Empowerment Coaching and Training Program (AFECT): Evaluating a Parent Coaching and Family Navigation Program for New Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-09-19
Study Completion:2025-12-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05910502

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:12 Months to 60 Months
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:CHILD
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. 1. Age greater than 1 and up to 5 years old;
  2. 2. Hispanic/Latino OR Black/African-American OR have Medi-Cal as primary health insurance; AND
  3. 3. Live in one of the following counties in California (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Benito, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, or Sonoma).
  1. * Non-legal guardians or foster parents who provide care to children newly diagnosed with autism.
  2. * Parents of children without diagnosis of autism.

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Heidi Feldman, MD, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Stanford University

Study Locations (Sites)

Gardner Packard Children's Health Center
Atherton, California, 94027
United States
Stanford Medicine Children's Health
Sunnyvale, California, 94087
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Stanford University

  • Heidi Feldman, MD, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Stanford University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-09-19
Study Completion Date2025-12-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-09-19
Study Completion Date2025-12-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Parent Coaching
  • Family Navigation
  • Parent Training
  • Parent Stress
  • Parent Self-Efficacy
  • Service Navigation

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Autism
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Autistic Disorder
  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder
  • Autistic Spectrum Disorders
  • Autistic Disorders Spectrum