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Online Spanish Pivotal Response Treatment Training for Autism

This study is testing an online course in Spanish designed to teach parents of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) how to use Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT). PRT is a behavioral therapy that helps improve communication and social skills. The goal is to see if Spanish-speaking parents can learn these techniques effectively and if their children's language and social interactions improve. This trial aims to help families who might have difficulty accessing autism services due to language, location, or cost. We are looking for 40 children aged 2 to 5 years, 11 months, who have an ASD diagnosis and significant language delays. Success will be measured by how well parents learn to use PRT techniques over 12 weeks.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 40 participants. It is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of an online training program.
What's involved
Parents will participate in regular virtual check-ins and submit videos showing their practice with PRT. The primary endpoint is measured at baseline and Week 12.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The primary endpoint is measured at Week 12, indicating a follow-up period of at least 12 weeks.

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NCT06690255

Trial of an Online Spanish Pivotal Response Treatment Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder

Recruiting
NAAges 2–5InterventionalTreatment
Stanford University
~40 participants
Updated 2026-06-22 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Pivotal Response Treatment

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 in Parent Fidelity of PRT Implementation from Baseline to Week 12
Measured over Baseline, Week 12

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder

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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

    Palo Alto, 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

  • Grace Gengoux, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Stanford University

Who to contact

Grace Gengoux, Ph.D.
[email protected]
6507235511
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Children aged 2 to 5 years, 11 months at the time of consent
Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), confirmed through medical records and/or parent questionnaire
Significant language delay, indicated by scores 2 standard deviations (SD) below the average for ages 2 and 3, or 3 SD below the average for ages 4 and 5 on the Vineland-3 Communication subscale or Expressive V-scale
A Spanish-speaking parent or primary caregiver available to consistently participate in study activities and implement PRT in Spanish
Stable on any psychotropic medications or biomedical interventions for at least 1 month before baseline, with no anticipated changes during the study
Consistent treatment or intervention services (such as ABA, Floortime, or speech therapy) and stable school placement for at least 1 month before baseline, with no expected changes
Limited to no more than 60 minutes of one-on-one speech therapy per week

Exclusion

Primary language of the child or parent is not Spanish
Either the child or parent has a severe psychiatric disorder or an unstable medical condition
Prior exposure to or adequate trial of Pivotal Response Treatment, resulting in the parent achieving fidelity in PRT implementation at baseline
The child is currently receiving more than 15 hours of one-on-one Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) therapy per week

What this trial measures

  • Change in Parent Fidelity of PRT Implementation from Baseline to Week 12Baseline, Week 12

    Based on behavioral coding of parent-child interaction videos in the home