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2024-05-06 @ 7:09 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:01 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05910502
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2023-10-17
First Post:
2023-06-09
Brief Title:
Project AFECT Autism Family Empowerment Coaching and Training Program
Sponsor:
Stanford University
Organization:
Stanford University
Study Overview
Official Title:
Autism Family Empowerment Coaching and Training Program AFECT Evaluating a Parent Coaching and Family Navigation Program for New Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2023-10
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
AFECT
Brief Summary:
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the journey of families after their childs diagnosis of autism and to help parents understand autism and get the right treatments for their child This study is for parents of children just diagnosed with autism who are
Age greater than 1 and up to 5 years old
HispanicLatino OR BlackAfrican-American OR have Medi-Cal as primary health insurance AND
Live in one of the following counties in California Alameda Contra Costa Marin Monterey Napa San Benito San Francisco San Mateo Santa Clara Santa Cruz Solano or Sonoma
The main questions it aims to answer are
Whether parent coaching through Project AFECT leads to decreased parental stress and increased parental confidence
Whether family navigation through Project AFECT leads to increased number of referrals to early intervention and educational services and reduced wait times to autism treatments
Whether children whose parents receive Project AFECT intervention show increased language skills compared to children whose parents did not receive intervention
Participants will be asked to
Complete surveys at enrollment and 3 and 6 months later
Work with Project AFECT Coach
Researchers will compare control and intervention groups to see if Project AFECT leads to improved parent and child outcomes
Age greater than 1 and up to 5 years old
HispanicLatino OR BlackAfrican-American OR have Medi-Cal as primary health insurance AND
Live in one of the following counties in California Alameda Contra Costa Marin Monterey Napa San Benito San Francisco San Mateo Santa Clara Santa Cruz Solano or Sonoma
The main questions it aims to answer are
Whether parent coaching through Project AFECT leads to decreased parental stress and increased parental confidence
Whether family navigation through Project AFECT leads to increased number of referrals to early intervention and educational services and reduced wait times to autism treatments
Whether children whose parents receive Project AFECT intervention show increased language skills compared to children whose parents did not receive intervention
Participants will be asked to
Complete surveys at enrollment and 3 and 6 months later
Work with Project AFECT Coach
Researchers will compare control and intervention groups to see if Project AFECT leads to improved parent and child outcomes
Detailed Description:
This is a prospective clinical effectiveness study of Project AFECT an intervention combining parent coaching and family navigation Parents who meet inclusion criteria will be invited to participate in this study at the time of their childs autism diagnosis at Stanford Medicine Childrens Health
Participants in the control group will receive treatment as usual In addition to treatment as usual participants in the intervention group will be connected with Project AFECT Coaches who will provide Coaching to 1 assure parents understand diagnosis 2 assist parents in finding accurate current information about autism 3 guide parents to free online autism training resources 4 empower parents to evaluate childs intervention plan holistically and 5 provide emotional support to reduce stress Navigation to 1 help family access autism treatments and 2 connect to early intervention and educational services
Participants in the control group will receive treatment as usual In addition to treatment as usual participants in the intervention group will be connected with Project AFECT Coaches who will provide Coaching to 1 assure parents understand diagnosis 2 assist parents in finding accurate current information about autism 3 guide parents to free online autism training resources 4 empower parents to evaluate childs intervention plan holistically and 5 provide emotional support to reduce stress Navigation to 1 help family access autism treatments and 2 connect to early intervention and educational services
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None