Project Independence

University of Miami

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Accommodation; Independence; Daily Activities; Autism

Treatments: Behavioral: Project Independence

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07572110

20260208

Details and patient eligibility

About

This project aims to develop and test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of a brief, online single-session intervention (SSI) for caregivers of autistic youth ages 10 to 14. The SSI, called Project Independence, is designed to give caregivers practical tools to support greater independence in daily living routines. To test the SSI, participants will be randomly assigned to either complete Project Independence or watch a time-matched, series of educational video with unrelated content.

Enrollment: 70 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Any adult (age 18+) who is a parent, family member, or legal caregiver and is one of the main adults responsible for the daily care of an autistic youth in the targeted age range for at least half of the time.
• Those that currently reside in the United States
• Those that have a mobile device (e.g., laptop, tablet, smartphone) or desktop computer and internet access sufficient for the delivery of the study assessments and online intervention
• Those who may or may not report current clinically significant psychopathological symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression, parental stress).

Exclusion criteria

• Adults unable to consent
• Individuals who are not yet adults (i.e., infants, children, teenagers).

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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70 participants in 2 patient groups

Project Independence Immediately (Single-Session Intervention group)

Experimental group

Description:

Participants assigned to this arm will complete an online single-session intervention (SSI), with an estimated completion time of 30-minutes.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Project Independence

Attention Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this arm will view a series of online educational videos unrelated to the intervention content, lasting approximately 30-minutes.