Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Telemedicine

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: Pivotal Response Treatment

• 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2017-02-02
• Study First Submitted: 2017-02-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-02-03
• Study First Posted: 2017-02-07
• Primary Completion: 2018-05-03
• Study Completion: 2018-05-03
• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-24
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 7

Inclusion Criteria

• 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

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Exclusion Criteria

• significant hearing loss or other severe sensory impairment
• a fragile health status
• a history of significant head trauma or serious brain or psychiatric illness

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pivotal Response Treatment	Pivotal Response Treatment	Pivotal Response Training with children ages 3-6 years of age with an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis

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