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Parent Training for Autistic Toddlers in Early Intervention

This study is exploring a family-centered approach to help toddlers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who are between 12 and 36 months old. It tests a type of behavioral parent training called "Manage Your Child's Challenging Behavior" from Project ImPACT. The goal is to see how acceptable this training is to parents. The study aims to enroll 40 participants. We don't know the current enrollment status. You might be able to join if you can give written consent, speak English, and have a child with early signs or a diagnosis of autism who is between 12 and 36 months old.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 40 participants. It is testing a behavioral parent training program.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The main outcome, parent training acceptability, is measured 8 weeks after the start of the intervention (1-3 weeks after the intervention ends).

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NCT07471594

Family-Centered Implementation of Parent Training for Autistic Toddlers in Early Intervention

Recruiting
NAAges 12–36InterventionalTreatment
University of South Carolina
~40 participants
Updated 2026-07-14 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Parent Training

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Parent Training Treatment Acceptability
Measured over 8 weeks after the start of intervention (1-3 weeks post intervention)

Conditions

Autism

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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.

  • University of South Carolina

    Columbia, South Carolinano site contact published

    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

  • Sarah R Edmunds, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of South Carolina

Who to contact

Sarah R Edmunds, PhD
[email protected]
(803) 386-1150
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Able to provide written and informed consent;
Both sexes and all racial and ethnic origins;
English fluency (necessary for informed consent and measure completion)
Is between 18 and 75 years of age
Holds a contract with or formally employed by BabyNet
Provides services within BabyNet at least one half-hour per week
Provides therapeutic services within BabyNet to at least one child 12-36 months who is 1) at high-likelihood for ASD based on caregiver or provider concern for social communication delays and a positive screen on the POSI, and 2) has elevated emotion dysregulation based on a raw score of at least 15 on the EDI-YC Reactivity Index.
Is between 18 and 75 years of age
Is the legal guardian of the participating child
Child is receiving services within BabyNet at least one half-hour per week - Caregiver participates or is present for BabyNet services
Is between 12 and 36 months of age
Is enrolled in BabyNet services at least one half-hour per week
Is considered to be at high-likelihood for ASD based on caregiver or provider concern for social communication delays and a positive screen on the POSI
Has elevated emotion dysregulation based on a raw score of at least 15 on the EDI-YC Reactivity Index.

Exclusion

Not contracted or employed by BabyNet
Provides services less than one half-hour per week
Does not provide services to a child 12-36 months of age at high-likelihood for ASD and with elevated emotion dysregulation (based on the POSI and the EDI-YC)
Not between 18 and 75 years of age
Not the legal guardian of the child
Not able to be present for BabyNet services
Is not between 12 and 36 months of age
Is not receiving services in BabyNet at least one half-hour per week
Is not considered to be at high-likelihood for ASD based on caregiver or provider concern for social communication delays and a positive screen on the POSI
Does not have elevated emotion dysregulation based on a raw score of at least 15 on the EDI-YC Reactivity Index.

What this trial measures

  • Parent Training Treatment Acceptability8 weeks after the start of intervention (1-3 weeks post intervention)

    Participants receiving Parent Training will complete an 18-item measure of treatment acceptability adapted from the Scale of Treatment Perceptions (STP; Berger et al., 2016). Treatment acceptability comprises how effective a participant views an intervention to be, as well as how feasible, acceptable, and appropriate it is. A composite average score will be calculated, and additional availability domains include "effectiveness", "family fit," and "negative aspects" of the intervention. Participants will rate each item on a Likert scale (1 = Strongly Disagree; 7 = Strongly Agree). A higher score (maximum = 7; minimum = 1) indicates greater treatment acceptability.