Trial of Autism Parent Navigator Program

N/AActive Not RecruitingNCT04744428

Penn State University360 enrolled

Overview

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.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

360

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

Interventions

Autism Parent NavigatorsBEHAVIORAL

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 mentoringBEHAVIORAL

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.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 2 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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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

Locations (1)

USC

Columbia, South Carolina, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Weekly Count of Service Navigation Behaviors

Engagement with ASD-related Services

Time frame: 12 month

Parenting Scale (Arnold)

Parenting consistency, warmth

Time frame: 12 month

CES-Depression

Parent depression

Time frame: 12 month

Secondary Outcomes

Coparenting Relationship Scale (Feinberg, Brown, & Kan, 2012)

Coparenting Support

Time frame: 12 month

Family Empowerment Scale - FES

Parent Efficacy regarding Service Access

Time frame: 12 month

PDD-BI

Challenging Child Behaviors: Aggression, Non-compliance

Time frame: 12 month

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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