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Telehealth Pilot for Early Autism Diagnosis in Georgia

This study is testing a new way to diagnose autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children (16-36 months old) in Georgia's Babies Can't Wait (BCW) program. It uses a telehealth approach called the Early Diagnostic Response Model Expanded (EDRM-E) to see if assessments can be done effectively online. The goal is to make it easier and faster for children at moderate or high risk for ASD to get a diagnosis. Researchers want to see how many assessments can be completed this way and if families and providers are happy with the process. The study is currently unclear on its recruitment status.

Study design
This is an interventional pilot study planning to enroll 100 participants. It will evaluate a telehealth diagnostic protocol for autism.
What's involved
Not specified in the trial record.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed monthly until the end of the study, which is approximately one year, and up to 16 weeks post-intervention.

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NCT07623759

Early Diagnostic Telehealth Pilot for Moderate- and High-Risk Children: Evaluating Assessment Protocols and Efficiency in Georgia's Early Intervention Program

Not Yet Recruiting
NAAges 16–36InterventionalDiagnostic
Emory University
~100 participants
Updated 2026-06-03 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Early Diagnostic Response Model Expanded

At a glance

Recruiting sites
0 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Number of moderate and high-risk referral assessments that were completed entirely via a streamlined telehealth protocol
Measured over Monthly until the end of the study (approximately one year)
+5 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder
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.

  • Emory University

    Atlanta, Georgiastudy coordinator listed

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

  • Allison J Schwartz, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Emory University

Who to contact

Allison J Schwartz, PhD
[email protected]
404-727-6865
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Child is enrolled in a participating BCW district.
Child is 16-36 months of age at the time of referral.
Child is identified as moderate- or high-risk on the M-CHAT-R/F
BCW provider submits a referral to the EDRM-E pilot by 33 months of age.
Parent/guardian has basic English proficiency in order to complete intake forms and in-depth interview, and the child has exposure to English at home or in out-of-home care.
Documentation of the M-CHAT-R/F screening results and parental consent to refer is completed and submitted.

Exclusion

Families making self-referrals to the EAC or referred from non-onboarded BCW districts.
Child is older than 33 months at referral.
Non-English speaking families due to staffing and resource limitations as the consent, parent interview and child assessment would need to be done and accessible in other languages and are not available within this study scope at this time. .

What this trial measures

  • Number of moderate and high-risk referral assessments that were completed entirely via a streamlined telehealth protocolMonthly until the end of the study (approximately one year)

    Number of moderate and high-risk referral assessments that can be completed entirely via streamlined telehealth protocol

  • Number of participants referred to the Early Diagnostic Response Model Expanded (EDRM-E)End of study (up to 16 weeks post-intervention)

    Monthly numbers of high-risk referrals to the EDRM-E pilot project and total number of referrals made to the EDRM-E at the end of the study.

  • Number of participants consented in the Early Diagnostic Response Model Expanded (EDRM-E) studyMonthly until the end of the study (approximately one year)

    Monthly number of families referred who consent to EDRM-E participation

  • Response rate in the Early Diagnostic Response Model Expanded (EDRM-E) studyMonthly until the end of the study (approximately one year)

    Response rate will be calculated at project end using the formula \[# of families who consented / # of families referred to project\] x 100 = response rate)

  • Number of participants that completed the Early Diagnostic Response Model Expanded (EDRM-E) studyEvery 3 months (Quarterly) until end of study (approximately one year)

    Quarterly numbers of participants that completed the EDRM-E assessment protocol and total number of participants who completed EDRM-E assessment protocol at study conclusion

  • Time from referral to completion of the programUp to 12 weeks post-intervention

    Individual calculation of time from BCW referral to final summary report sent to family using the formula: Date of Final Report sent to family - Date of referral from BCW =Time in EDRM-E pilot