Pivotal Response Treatment Package for Young Children With Autism
Trial ID or NCT#
Status
Purpose
This is a research study examining the effectiveness of a pivotal response treatment package (PRT-P) in targeting language skills in young children with autism.
Official Title
Pivotal Response Treatment Package for Young Children With Autism
Eligibility Criteria
- - Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) based on Autism Diagnostic Interview- Revised (ADI-R), Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2), and expert clinical opinion - Males and females in good medical health between 2.0 and 5.11 years - Ability to participate in the testing procedures to the extent that valid standard scores can be obtained - Language delay as measured by the Preschool Language Scale: Standard score at least 1 Standard Deviation below average for expressive language ability - Stable treatment, speech therapy, school placement, psychotropic medication(s) or biomedical intervention(s) for at least 1 month prior to baseline measurements with no anticipated changes during study participation - No more than 60 minutes of individual 1:1 speech therapy per week - Availability of at least one parent who can consistently participate in parent training and research measures - Parents intend on continuing Pivotal Response Treatment Package (PRT-P) for a minimum of 12 weeks - Parents must be 18 years of age or older
- - Current or lifetime diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorder, such as bipolar disorder - Receiving in-home Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) of 10 hours or more - A genetic abnormality, such as Fragile X - Presence of active medical problem, such as unstable seizure disorder or heart disease - Previous adequate PRT trial - Participants living more than 50 miles from Stanford University - At least one room of the house must be available to be dedicated to treatment during session times - There must be no serious health and safety risks present in the home environment - The research team has the right to refuse to perform sessions in-home even if the criteria above are met
Investigator(s)
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Contact
Rachel Schuck, BA
650-736-1235
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