Trial of Autism Parent Navigator Program

NCT ID: NCT04744428

Last Updated: 2026-01-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

360 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-03-25

Study Completion Date

2026-03-31

Brief Summary

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To address the dual needs of parents for support in navigating Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) services and maintaining positive family functioning, the investigators propose to test Autism Parent Navigators (APN), an innovative in-home, peer support model for parents with a young child recently diagnosed with ASD.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Autism Parent Navigators Intervention

Autism Parent Navigators Intervention is a manualized, in-home, peer support model for parents with a young child recently diagnosed with ASD.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Autism Parent Navigators

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Autism Parent Navigator program consists of six sessions delivered to parents in the home, supporting adjustment to ASD, accessing services, and coparenting support.

Peer mentoring

Peer mentors will offer an equivalent number of in-home or telephone visits for families, providing non-manualized peer support.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Peer mentoring

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Six in-home or telephone sessions, depending on family uptake, providing non-manualized general support as usual from parent peer mentors regarding adjustment to ASD.

Interventions

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Autism Parent Navigators

The Autism Parent Navigator program consists of six sessions delivered to parents in the home, supporting adjustment to ASD, accessing services, and coparenting support.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Peer mentoring

Six in-home or telephone sessions, depending on family uptake, providing non-manualized general support as usual from parent peer mentors regarding adjustment to ASD.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Parents of children who have been newly diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
* The child will be age 2-6 years and been diagnosed with ASD in the past four months.
* The child is the first child in the family to be diagnosed with ASD.
* Parents are not already involved in a parent mentoring relationship.
* Parents are currently involved in a couple relationship, including same-sex partners, dating couples, adoptive parents and step-parent families.

Exclusion Criteria

None
Minimum Eligible Age

2 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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University of South Carolina

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Family Connections

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Penn State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mark Feinberg

Research Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Mark Feinberg, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Penn State

Locations

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USC

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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APN-RT01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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