The investigators will assess the efficacy of Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) in the treatment of communication deficits in children with intellectual disabilities. By collecting information about parent and child functioning before and after PRT, The investigators will be able to determine whether the intervention is effective in improving child communication and reducing parent stress.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
21
Stanford University School of Medicine
Stanford, California, United States
Change from Baseline on the MacArthur-Bates Communication Development Inventory at 6, 12, and 24 weeks
Time frame: 6, 12 and 24 weeks
Change from Baseline in communication during parent-child and clinician-child interactions at 6, 12, and 24 weeks
Time frame: 6, 12 and 24 weeks
Change from Baseline on the Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS) at 6, 12, and 24 weeks
Time frame: 6, 12 and 24 weeks
Change from Baseline on the Clinical Global Impression Scale at 6, 12, and 24 weeks
Time frame: 6, 12, and 24 weeks
Change from Baseline on the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, Second Edition (VABS-II) at 6, 12, and 24 weeks
Time frame: 6, 12 and 24 weeks
Change from Baseline on the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) at 6, 12, and 24 weeks
Time frame: 6, 12, and 24 weeks
Change from Baseline on the Family Empowerment Scale (FES) at 6, 12, and 24 weeks
Time frame: 6, 12, and 24 weeks
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