Resources for Optimizing Outcomes in Toddlers on the Spectrum

NCT ID: NCT07086781

Last Updated: 2025-10-29

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

60 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-07-19

Study Completion Date

2028-07-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether telehealth-based Family Navigation (FN) expedites enrollment (e.g., reduces time in days) in community-based autism intervention for toddlers under the age of 4 living in Rural NC after their initial diagnosis of autism.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

Does Family Navigation decrease the time to initiation of intervention for rural toddlers with autism?

Does Family Navigation improve developmental outcomes at 18 months post-diagnosis of autism?

Does Family Navigation improve caregiver well-being?

Caregivers in the Family Navigation condition will receive 4 research-based individual sessions with a trained navigator to support them in identifying and enrolling in recommended autism early intervention services. All navigation sessions will be delivered virtually via phone/Zoom.

Researchers will compare participants who receive family navigation to participants who receive the standard of care (educational materials) to see if family navigation outperforms the standard of care.

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

NONE

Study Groups

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Family Navigation

Participants randomized to the Family Navigation condition will receive up to 4 research-based individual sessions with a trained navigator to support them in identifying and enrolling in recommended autism early intervention services. All navigation sessions will be delivered virtually via phone/Zoom.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Virtual Family Navigation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Participants randomized to the Family Navigation condition will receive up to 4 research-based individual sessions with a trained navigator to support them in identifying and enrolling in recommended autism early intervention services. All navigation sessions will be delivered virtually via phone/Zoom.

Educational Materials

The comparison condition ("Educational Materials") consists of providing the child's caregivers with information about early intervention and community-based supports (i.e., infant-toddler programs, transition to school-based supports, family support groups, local organizations). Families in this condition will receive this information throughout 4 timepoints in the first 3 months after enrolling.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Educational Materials

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The comparison condition ("Educational Materials") consists of providing the participant's caregivers information about early intervention and community-based supports (i.e., infant-toddler programs, transition to school-based supports, family support groups, local organizations. Families in this condition will receive this information throughout 4 timepoints in the first 3 months after enrolling.

Interventions

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Virtual Family Navigation

Participants randomized to the Family Navigation condition will receive up to 4 research-based individual sessions with a trained navigator to support them in identifying and enrolling in recommended autism early intervention services. All navigation sessions will be delivered virtually via phone/Zoom.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Educational Materials

The comparison condition ("Educational Materials") consists of providing the participant's caregivers information about early intervention and community-based supports (i.e., infant-toddler programs, transition to school-based supports, family support groups, local organizations. Families in this condition will receive this information throughout 4 timepoints in the first 3 months after enrolling.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Children up to 48 months who have a new diagnosis of autism (within the last month) or who are waiting for a diagnosis of autism AND their caregiver.
* Live in North Carolina, in one of the 78 rural counties.
* Caregiver must be over the age of 18
* The caregiver must speak conversationally fluent English.

Exclusion Criteria

* No access to a telephone or internet connection for phone calls or video conferencing.
* Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder is ruled out in the child.
Minimum Eligible Age

1 Year

Maximum Eligible Age

99 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Foundation of Hope for Research and Treatment of Mental Illness

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Kelly Caravella, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities

Locations

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Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities

Carrboro, North Carolina, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Kelly E Caravella, PhD

Role: CONTACT

203-524-4349

Facility Contacts

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Kelly Caravella, PhD

Role: primary

2035244349

Other Identifiers

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25-1164

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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