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NCT06472115

Parent-Mediated Intervention Targeting Insistence on Sameness for Autistic Children

Recruiting
NAAges 6–11InterventionalTreatment
Stanford University
~30 participants
Updated 2026-02-25 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions (SPACE) for insistence on sameness (IS)

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change from baseline in parent rated Dimensional Assessment of Restricted Behavior (DARB) Scores during treatment.
Measured over Screening, Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16 and 2 month follow up
+1 more outcome measured

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism

NCT06472115

Where you'd take part

This study runs at 1 site. They're the same protocol — you choose where, and that choice sets who your contact draft is addressed to.

  • Stanford University

    Stanford, Californiastudy coordinator listed

    Recruiting

Sites open and close at different times, so the status above is per site — it can differ from the study's overall status.

Study leadership

  • Jennifer Phillips, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Stanford University

Who to contact

Kari Berquist, PhD
[email protected]
(650) 724-6026
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

6:0 to 10:11 years at the time of consent
diagnosed with ASD (based on history, review of available medical records including diagnostic testing completed by psychologist)
IQ \> or = 75 (based on history, review of available medical records)
report three or more family accommodations for insistence on sameness based on screening measures
English-speaking parent and youth able to consistently participate in study procedures

Exclusion

children with significant hearing, language or motor impairment
unstable behavioral and pharmacological treatments (e.g., anxiety medication) to treat anxiety or IS behaviors prior to two months to the start of the study and no anticipated changes in treatments during the course of the trial
caregivers who have participated in formal SPACE training
concurrent psychosocial treatment for anxiety or Insistence on Sameness
children who have a history of prominent school refusal, self-harm, or suicidal ideation

What this trial measures

  • Change from baseline in parent rated Dimensional Assessment of Restricted Behavior (DARB) Scores during treatment.Screening, Baseline, Weeks 4, 8, 12, 16 and 2 month follow up

    DARB scores measure restricted and repetitive behaviors with higher scores indicating greater intensity.

  • Change from baseline in clinician rated clinical global impressions scale scores during treatment.Weeks 8, 16 and 2 month follow up

    Score Range: 1 = normal, not at all ill; 7 = among the most extremely ill patients; 1 = very much informed since the initiation of treatment; 7 = very much worse since the initiation of treatment.