Telehealth Rapid Intervention for Externalizing Behaviors in ASD (THRIVE-ASD)

Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC)

Status

Invitation-only

Conditions

Externalizing Behavior

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Disruptive Behavior

Parent-Child Interaction Therapy

Telehealth

Treatments

Behavioral: Tele-PCIT

Behavioral: Treatment as Usual

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT05056922

00114600

R41MC42775-01-00 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this research study is to evaluate a time-limited version of Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) delivered via telehealth for young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and disruptive behavior problems. Families will be randomly assigned to receive 10 sessions of Tele-PCIT or Treatment as Usual. Families will complete a baseline assessment, a post-treatment assessment, and a 3-month follow-up.

Enrollment

80 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

2 years to 83 months old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Be between 2:0 -6:11 years old
Have elevated levels of disruptive behavior problems as defined by the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory
Have a diagnosis of ASD based on a positive Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2), a semi-structured parent interview, record review, and an ASD DSM-5 criteria checklist.
Have a receptive language age equivalent of at least 24 months as defined by the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test
Are of low SES background defined by having primary Medicaid

Exclusion criteria

Presence of severe self-injurious behavior
Children who are receiving psychotropic medication and are not stable on their current medication regimen. Children receiving psychotropic medications who are on a stable regimen for one month will not be excluded.