Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Telemedicine

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the application of a modified version of PRT designed specifically as a parent-training model via telemedicine, with the goal of increasing access to empirically validated care. The project will feature an 18-week trial of parent training PRT via telemedicine in 12 cognitively able 3- to 6-year-old children with ASD. Intervention will focus on enhancing the following developmental skills: expressive and receptive language, play, and social interaction. Outcome measures will address changes in the aforementioned domains during structured observation and standardized assessment.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03045263

Run by

Yale University

People needed

7

Starts

2017-02-02

Expected to finish

2018-05-03

Last updated by the study team

2020-06-26

Who can join

Age: 3 and older, up to 6. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Fits age requirement: age 3-6 years
• Have been diagnosed previously with ASD and meet criteria for ASD when characterized by research team.
• be in good medical health
• be cooperative with testing
• english is a language spoken in the family
• full scale IQ > 70

You may not qualify if…

• significant hearing loss or other severe sensory impairment
• a fragile health status
• a history of significant head trauma or serious brain or psychiatric illness

Where it is running

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

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