Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) Telemedicine

Yale University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: Pivotal Response Treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03045263

1504015664

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

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.

Enrollment: 7 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 3 to 6 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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

Exclusion criteria

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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7 participants in 2 patient groups

Pivotal Response Treatment

Active Comparator group

Description:

Pivotal Response Training with children ages 3-6 years of age with an Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis

Treatment:

Behavioral: Pivotal Response Treatment

Waitlist Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Children in WL will be offered treatment following WL condition.