Pivotal Response Treatment for Infants At-Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorders

In brief

The purpose of this study aims to investigate the utility of Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT), a behaviorally derived intervention, to improve the quality and frequency of communication and social engagement of toddlers with siblings who have an autism spectrum disorder (SIBS - ASD) and who demonstrate developmental delays and impairments in social interaction between 12 and 15 months of age.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01691066

Run by

Yale University

People needed

30

Starts

2012-09-01

Expected to finish

2017-02-27

Last updated by the study team

2020-06-26

Who can join

Age: 1 and older, up to 1. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• toddlers, age 12 - 15 months, who have an older sibling with ASD
• delays of at least 1.5 standard deviations in communication (receptive/expressive language) based on developmental testing
• scores that exceed the ASD cutoff on standardized measures of social-communicative behavior

You may not qualify if…

• physical or neurological disorder (e.g., seizures, cerebral palsy)

Where it is running

• Yale Child Study Center — New Haven, Connecticut, United States

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