Telehealth Parent-Implemented Intervention to Improve Social- Communication Outcomes in Young Children With ASD
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Summary
The primary objective of this research study is to improve outcomes involving core social-communication symptoms for young children with ASD or social communication delays by increasing access to clinically validated early behavioral intervention through a telehealth parent coaching model. The investigators will test the hypothesis that telehealth-delivered Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention parent coaching (TC) is non-inferior to in-person coaching (IPC) for the treatment of core social-communication symptoms in toddlers with either a social communication delay or ASD.
Description
The primary objective of this research study is to improve outcomes involving core social-communication symptoms for young children by increasing access to clinically validated early behavioral intervention through a telehealth parent coaching model. The investigators will test the hypothesis that telehealth-delivered Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Intervention parent coaching (TC) is non-inferior to in-person coaching (IPC) for the treatment of core social-communication symptoms in toddlers with ASD. The secondary hypothesis is that feasibility (defined as parent fidelity) of TC is non…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 1–3 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria: * Meeting study criteria for ASD based on: * Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule(ADOS) criteria for mild-to- moderate concern or greater (for children between 18 and 30 months) or algorithm cut-offs for ASD or autism (31-33 months), * Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5)( criteria for ASD) * ASD diagnosis by clinician (clinical best estimate) by study team clinical research experts * Meeting study criteria for social communication delay based on: * Scoring a T score of \<35 on Expressive Language and/or Receptive Language subscales,…
Interventions
- BehavioralEarly Achievements- Parent Coaching Intervention
Children, along with a caregiver, will be randomized into one of two conditions to receive parent coaching guided by NDBI principles.
Location
- Kennedy Krieger InstituteBaltimore, Maryland