Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Telemedicine
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Registration Number
- NCT03045263
- Lead Sponsor
- Yale University
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of a modified version of PRT designed specifically as a parent-training model via telemedicine, with the goal of increasing access to empirically validated care. The project will feature an 18-week trial of parent training PRT via telemedicine in 12 cognitively able 3- to 6-year-old children with ASD. Intervention will focus on enhancing the following developmental skills: expressive and receptive language, play, and social interaction. Outcome measures will address changes in the aforementioned domains during structured observation and standardized assessment.
- Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of a modified version of PRT designed specifically as a parent-training model via telemedicine, with the goal of increasing access to empirically validated care. The project will feature an 18-week trial of parent training PRT via telemedicine in 12 cognitively able 3- to 6-year-old children with ASD. Intervention will focus on enhancing the following developmental skills: expressive and receptive language, play, and social interaction. Outcome measures will address changes in the aforementioned domains during structured observation and standardized assessment.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 7
- Fits age requirement: age 3-6 years
- Have been diagnosed previously with ASD and meet criteria for ASD when characterized by research team.
- be in good medical health
- be cooperative with testing
- english is a language spoken in the family
- full scale IQ > 70
- significant hearing loss or other severe sensory impairment
- a fragile health status
- a history of significant head trauma or serious brain or psychiatric illness
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- CROSSOVER
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Behavioural Intervention Rating Scale (BIRS) 10 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Client Credibility Questionnaire (CCQ) 10 weeks
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Yale Child Study Center
🇺🇸New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Yale Child Study Center🇺🇸New Haven, Connecticut, United States