Parent-Mediated Intervention Targeting Insistence on Sameness for Autistic Children

Stanford University

Status

Enrolling

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism

Treatments

Behavioral: Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) for insistence on sameness (IS)

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06472115

IRB-73366

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study will examine the potential effectiveness of a virtually delivered parent-mediated intervention for insistence on sameness behaviors in autism and investigate 1) whether caregivers can learn to deliver the adapted Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood emotions (SPACE) intervention for IS via telehealth and 2) whether children will show greater improvement in IS behaviors.

Enrollment

30 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

6 to 11 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

6:0 to 10:11 years at the time of consent
diagnosed with ASD (based on history, review of available medical records including diagnostic testing completed by psychologist)
IQ > or = 75 (based on history, review of available medical records)
report three or more family accommodations for insistence on sameness based on screening measures
English-speaking parent and youth able to consistently participate in study procedures

Exclusion criteria

children with significant hearing, language or motor impairment
unstable behavioral and pharmacological treatments (e.g., anxiety medication) to treat anxiety or IS behaviors prior to two months to the start of the study and no anticipated changes in treatments during the course of the trial
caregivers who have participated in formal SPACE training
concurrent psychosocial treatment for anxiety or Insistence on Sameness
children who have a history of prominent school refusal, self-harm, or suicidal ideation