Efficacy of the ASPEN Intervention Program in Low-Resource Communities

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Autism Spectrum Disorder

In brief

The ASD Screening and Parent ENgagement (ASPEN) program is a culturally adapted, parent-mediated intervention program. The ASPEN program is tailored to address social communication and behavioral difficulties that young children with developmental delays may experience in early childhood. The ASPEN Program includes 12 sessions where parents are provided with psychoeducation about self-care, child development, and evidence-based strategies. Coaching is also provided to train parents on using evidence-based strategies within the home setting. The ASPEN program is delivered by a student clinician and a peer leader. We hypothesize that coaching strategies delivered by the clinician will lead to primary family caregivers learning evidence-based strategies and this will result in improved child outcomes. We hypothesize that education and family support delivered by peer leaders will help primary family caregivers learn social support strategies and this will lead to improved parent outcomes.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04505488

Run by

University of Texas at Austin

People needed

180

Starts

2020-02-11

Expected to finish

2026-05-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-09

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 6. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Child is between 18 months through 6 years of age
• Child has a medical diagnosis or educational classification of Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or child is at-risk for Autism/ASD as determined by the Modified-Checklist for Autism in Toddlers - Revised/Follow-up Interview (M-CHAT-R/F) and/or Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ)
• Child resides in a low-resource household as determined by at least one of the following criteria:
• -Child or family has Medicaid as an insurance provider
• -Child's primary caregiver has achieved a high school or lower education
• -Child resides in a household with an annual income of 200% of the Federal Poverty Level

You may not qualify if…

• Primary caregiver does not speak/understand English or Spanish
• Child is younger 18 months or older than 6 years of age
• Child does not have a medical diagnosis or educational classification of Autism/ASD or does not meet at-risk criteria on the M-CHAT-R/F and/or SCQ
• Child does not reside in low-resource household

Where it is running

• University of Texas at Austin — Austin, Texas, United States

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