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Use of a Family Navigator in Families With Children Newly Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder

NCT01340092 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 192

Last updated 2016-04-25

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to see whether or not Family Navigators, who 1 ) help families after their child is diagnosed with autism and help them get autism specific services for their child 2) help families identify barriers to obtaining these services and 3) help families problem solve to overcome these barrier, are helpful to parents of a child newly diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Conditions

  • Autistic Disorder

Interventions

OTHER

Family Navigator

Families in the intervention group will receive approximately six sessions with a Family Navigator. The Family Navigator will: 1. Help family identify key issues they need to address to get their child autism-specific services 2. Help family address barriers to obtaining these services and strategize approaches to overcome them.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Boston Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marilyn Augustyn, MD · Boston Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
64 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-04-30
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2014-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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