Autism Doula Program for Black Families
This study is evaluating the "Autism Doula" program, which provides support, resources, and connections to the Black autism community for caregivers of Black children newly diagnosed with autism. It also helps coordinate services like cleaning, cooking, and respite care to reduce caregiver stress. The study will compare this program to a one-time telehealth consultation with a DDBP Family Navigator. We are looking for Black caregivers of Black children, aged 18 months to 5 years, who have recently received an autism diagnosis. The goal is to see if the Autism Doula program is helpful, easy to use, and effective in promoting fair care for these families. The study aims to enroll 52 participants.
- Study design
- This interventional study plans to enroll 52 participants. It compares the Autism Doula program to a DDBP Family Navigation consultation.
- What's involved
- Participants will receive support from an Autism Doula for 3 months, or a one-time telehealth consultation. Your satisfaction will be surveyed, and your child's chart reviewed at the end of the 3-month program.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for 3 months after enrolling in the study.
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Autism Doula Program Evaluation
At a glance
Conditions
NCT06896942
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.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Cincinnati, Ohiostudy 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.
Who to contact
Opens a ready-to-send draft in your own email app — review before sending.
What this trial measures
- Autism Doula field notesfrom enrollment to end of doula program at 3 months
The Autism Doula will have an electronic field note in REDCap that includes the date of contact with family, contact method, and a checklist of intervention content delivered (e.g., assistance with scheduling therapy, contacting early intervention, providing social support). To ensure confidentiality of participants, this REDCap project will be separate from the REDCap project for study measures.
- Satisfaction Surveyend of the autism doula program at 3 months after enrollment
This survey will be given following completion of the Autism Doula program or at three months for the control group. This survey will have two versions, one for the Autism Doula program and one for DDBP Family Navigation, and was adapted from the Patient Satisfaction with Logistical Aspects of Navigation Scale (PSN-L). Questions will be asked on a Likert Scale from 1 (strongly disagree) to 5 (strongly agree) and include their satisfaction with the services they received from the Autism Doula. The items are summed for a total score and higher scores indicate higher satisfaction. There will also be a comment section for open-ended feedback.
- Chart Review Form:end of the autism doula program at 3 months after enrollment
The Chart Review form was developed by research staff and will be used to obtain relevant information pertaining to the completion of recommended next steps, including the following: speech therapy, occupational therapy, Applied Behavior Analysis, Early Intervention services, establishing care with a developmental pediatrician, and behavior therapy. This form will be completed by research staff three months after study enrolment for the control group and after completion of the Autism Doula program for the intervention group (i.e., three months).