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Culturally Adapted RUBI-Telehealth for Spanish-Speaking Families

This study is testing a program called Adapted RUBI-Telehealth, which is a version of the Research Units in Behavioral Intervention (RUBI) program. It's specifically designed for Spanish-speaking parents of young autistic children in Texas and Mexico. The goal is to see if this adapted program can help reduce challenging behaviors in children aged 2 to 9, and also increase parents' confidence and knowledge. We are looking for 120 parents whose child has an autism diagnosis or suspected autism and shows challenging behaviors. The study will measure changes in these areas at the beginning, after about 8 weeks of intervention, and again around 16 weeks later.

Study design
This interventional study plans to enroll 120 participants. It is testing a behavioral intervention delivered virtually.
What's involved
You would participate in 8 weekly intervention sessions and complete assessments at the beginning, after about 8 weeks, and again around 16 weeks.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for approximately 16 weeks after starting the study, with assessments at baseline, 8 weeks, and 16 weeks.

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NCT07185737

Culturally Adapted RUBI for Spanish-Speaking Families in Texas and Mexico

Active, Not Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalTreatment
Baylor University
~120 participants
Updated 2026-08-03 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Adapted RUBI-Telehealth

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Change in challenging behaviors measured by the Home Situations Questionnaire-ASD (HSQ-ASD)
Measured over Baseline (T1, pre-intervention), Post-intervention (T2, ~8 weeks after baseline), and Maintenance (T3, ~16 weeks after baseline, following waitlist group intervention)
+3 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Autism

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
Texas1

Who to contact

This trial hasn't published a contact. View it on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Caregiver of a child aged 2 to 9 years.
Caregiver of a child diagnosed with autism or suspected of being autistic.
Child exhibits challenging behaviors in naturalistic environments (e.g., home, school, community).
Caregiver is willing to complete all aspects of the study, including assessments and intervention sessions.
Caregiver has access to electronic resources (e.g., high-speed internet and a device capable of participating in Zoom sessions).
Caregiver is fluent in Spanish (speaks and understands Spanish sufficiently to participate in the intervention and assessments).

Exclusion

Prior participation in the Research Units in Behavioral Intervention (RUBI) program.
Caregiver does not speak Spanish.
Caregiver unable or unwilling to provide informed consent.

What this trial measures

  • Change in challenging behaviors measured by the Home Situations Questionnaire-ASD (HSQ-ASD)Baseline (T1, pre-intervention), Post-intervention (T2, ~8 weeks after baseline), and Maintenance (T3, ~16 weeks after baseline, following waitlist group intervention)

    The HSQ-ASD (Chowdhury et al., 2016) is a 24-item caregiver-report tool assessing severity of challenging behaviors in children with autism across daily situations. Higher scores indicate more severe problem behaviors.

  • Change in caregiver confidence measured by the RUBI Parent Confidence Scale (PCS)T1 (baseline), T2 (~8 weeks), and T3 (~16 weeks)

    The PCS is a 12-item measure of caregiver confidence in applying behavioral strategies from the RUBI program. Scores range from 1-3, with higher scores indicating greater confidence.

  • Change in caregiver knowledge measured by the Caregiver Knowledge Assessment (CKA)T1 (baseline), T2 (~8 weeks), and T3 (~16 weeks)

    The CKA (Lee et al., 2022) is a 28-item multiple-choice assessment of caregiver knowledge of behavioral parent training strategies. Higher scores reflect greater knowledge.

  • Change in treatment acceptability and satisfaction measured by the Scale of Treatment Perceptions (STP)T1 (baseline, anticipated outcomes), T2 (~8 weeks, satisfaction), and T3 (~16 weeks, maintenance satisfaction)

    The STP (Berger et al., 2016) uses a 7-point Likert scale to assess acceptability, anticipated outcomes (T1), and satisfaction with the program (T2, T3).