Autism Spectrum Disorders
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALInfant Toddler Years PRT
Sponsors
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Yale University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Months to 15 Months
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 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
Exclusion criteria
* physical or neurological disorder (e.g., seizures, cerebral palsy)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Feasibility of a novel behavioral treatment | 24 months | Assessment of Outcome: Attendance. Attendance to parent education sessions will be recorded by the therapist. Parent utilization. To assess the acceptability of the PRT approach, parents will be asked to keep a weekly log of procedure use, including overall estimated duration and choice of activities. |
| Acceptability of a novel behavioral treatment | 24 months | Assessment of Outcome: Parent satisfaction. At post-treatment, parents will be asked to complete a Likert-scale and short response questionnaire rating their satisfaction with various aspects of the program |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed