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Autism Parent Navigators for Autism (APN Trial)

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Waitlist Available
Led By Mark Feinberg, PhD
Research Sponsored by Penn State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
The child is the first child in the family to be diagnosed with ASD.
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 month
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test whether Autism Parent Navigators (APN), an innovative in-home, peer support model for parents with a young child recently diagnosed with ASD, is effective in supporting parents and maintaining positive family functioning.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for parents with a child aged 2-6 who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) within the last four months. The child should be the first in the family to have this diagnosis, and parents must not already be in a mentoring program. Parents can be in any form of couple relationship.
What is being tested?
The study is testing an 'Autism Parent Navigators' program where peer mentors provide in-home support to help parents navigate ASD services and maintain positive family dynamics after their young child's recent ASD diagnosis.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves peer mentoring rather than medical or pharmaceutical interventions, there are no typical side effects as seen with drugs; however, participants may experience varying levels of emotional or social impact.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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My child is the first in our family diagnosed with autism.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 month
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 month for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary study objectives
CES-Depression
Parenting Scale (Arnold)
Weekly Count of Service Navigation Behaviors
Secondary study objectives
Coparenting Relationship Scale (Feinberg, Brown, & Kan, 2012)
Family Empowerment Scale - FES
PDD-BI

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Autism Parent Navigators InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Autism Parent Navigators Intervention is a manualized, in-home, peer support model for parents with a young child recently diagnosed with ASD.
Group II: Peer mentoringActive Control1 Intervention
Peer mentors will offer an equivalent number of in-home or telephone visits for families, providing non-manualized peer support.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Penn State UniversityLead Sponsor
369 Previous Clinical Trials
127,237 Total Patients Enrolled
University of South CarolinaOTHER
223 Previous Clinical Trials
118,868 Total Patients Enrolled
Family ConnectionsUNKNOWN
Mark Feinberg, PhDPrincipal Investigator - Penn State
Medical School - University of Toledo, Doctor of Medicine
1 Previous Clinical Trials
825 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Autism Parent Navigators Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04744428 — N/A
Autism Parent Navigators 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04744428 — N/A
Autism Research Study Groups: Peer mentoring, Autism Parent Navigators Intervention
Autism Clinical Trial 2023: Autism Parent Navigators Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04744428 — N/A
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