Communication Intervention for Toddlers With Autism

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

The goal of this study is to conduct an efficacy trial to determine whether an early communication intervention which blends two evidence-based interventions, Enhanced Milieu Teaching (EMT) and Joint Attention, Symbolic Play and Regulation Intervention (JASPER), improves social communication in toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02595697

Run by

Vanderbilt University

People needed

120

Starts

2015-07-01

Expected to finish

2020-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2020-10-06

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 3. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between 24 and 36 months of age
• A diagnosis of ASD as confirmed by the ADOS-2 (module 1)
• Signed informed consent
• Parent willing to be trained

You may not qualify if…

• Other diagnosis or disability
• Abnormal hearing and/or vision
• Language other than English is the primary language spoken at home

Where it is running

• Northwestern University — Evanston, Illinois, United States
• Vanderbilt University — Nashville, Tennessee, United States

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