CompletedNot Applicable

Efficacy of IMPACT in Infant Siblings of Children With ASD

United States97 participantsStarted 2016-02-16

Plain-language summary

Over a 5 year period infant and baby siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) will be recruited to this study and will be randomized into 2 groups. Parents of the intervention group will receive 12 weeks of coaching in how to implement this intervention. Parents randomized to the control group will not receive intervention coaching. Both groups will attend a series of clinic appointments for data collection that occur at 3 month intervals over a 9 month period.

Who can participate

Age range12 Months – 18 Months

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Age: 11 months, 15 days to 18 months, 15 days
✓. Older biological sibling: Must have a diagnosis of Autism from UW or VU, which is confirmed via record review. If the older sibling was not diagnosed at UW or VU, then a diagnostic appointment must be made for the older sibling at the corresponding institution in order to confirm the diagnosis of ASD. Half-siblings are ok.
✓. Vision - WNL corrected
✓. Hearing - WNL corrected
✓. Motor: The child must be able to sit independently while picking up objects and giving them to another person.

What they're measuring

Growth in communication

Timeframe: Change between baseline and 9 months after entry

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03274622

SponsorVanderbilt University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2019-08-30

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