Status:

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Online Pivotal Response Treatment Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Lead Sponsor:

Stanford University

Conditions:

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-5 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This is a research study that will assess the effects of a Pivotal Response Treatment Online Training Course (PRT-O) for training parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The study wil...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • 2:0 to 5:11 years at the time of consent,
  • diagnosed with ASD (based on history, review of available medical records including diagnostic testing, e.g., Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule) or suspicion of Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis, and confirmed with Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised (ADI-R),
  • with significant adaptive communication deficits (i.e., either a Vineland-3 Communication subscale 2 Standard Deviations below average for 2 and 3 year olds and 3 Standard Deviations below for 4 and 5 year olds or a Vineland-3 Expressive V-scale Score 2 Standard Deviations below average for 2 and 3 year olds, or 3 Standard Deviations below for 4 and 5 year old, and at least moderate severity on the Clinical Global Impressions Severity (CGI-S) language subscale),
  • an English-speaking parent able to consistently participate in study procedures and conduct treatment in English,
  • stable psychotropic medication(s) or biomedical intervention(s) for at least 1 month prior to baseline measurements with no anticipated changes during study participation,
  • stable treatment (ABA, Floortime, or other interventions), speech therapy, and school placement for at least 1 month prior to baseline measurements with no expected changes during study participation,
  • no more than 60 minutes of 1:1 speech therapy per week

Exclusion

  • Children who have a primary language other than English
  • parent or child diagnosed with severe psychiatric disorder or unstable medical problem
  • previous adequate trial of pivotal response treatment resulting in parent meeting Pivotal Response Treatment fidelity of implementation at baseline
  • Receiving more than 15 hours of in home 1:1 ABA per week

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2025

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 30 2028

Estimated Enrollment :

44 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06523387

Start Date

December 1 2025

End Date

December 30 2028

Last Update

September 5 2025

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Stanford University

Stanford, California, United States, 94305-5719