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Assessing the Effectiveness of Reciprocal Imitation Teaching in Part C Early Intervention Settings (Sprout Study)

NCT05425277 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 91

Last updated 2024-11-22

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Summary

Despite strong consensus that early, specialized intervention for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can have a dramatic impact on outcomes, the public health system's capacity to provide such services is severely challenged by the rapid rise in ASD prevalence. The goal of this research project is to improve services and outcomes for children with early signs of ASD by testing the effectiveness of a brief, inexpensive training on EI providers' ability to deliver an evidence-based, caregiver-mediated intervention that can improve providers' comfort and effectiveness in working with families of children with social communication concerns, as well as improving child and family outcomes.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Reciprocal Intervention Teaching (RIT)

RIT is a relatively straightforward, brief NDBI. It employs four simple strategies to target motor imitation and initiating joint attention during play: (1) contingent imitation of the child's verbal and nonverbal behavior, (2) linguistic mapping, (3) direct elicitation of object and gesture imitation following the child's interest, and (4) contingent reinforcement. It has been used at low intensities (e.g., 1-3 hours per week) over short periods of time (e.g., 10-12 weeks) to produce robust changes in pivotal social-communicative skills. RIT is easy to learn and can be implemented with fidelity by undergraduate-level therapists with limited backgrounds in ASD, as well as by caregivers and siblings.

BEHAVIORAL

Daily Routines

The Routines webinar was adapted from a web-based tutorial developed by PI Stone and colleagues (Ibanez et al., 2018). The webinar covers topics such as why everyday routines are important, especially for children with ASD, specific steps for increasing children's participation in routines, and how to use strategies such as visual supports to clarify expectations, and provides numerous video examples of caregivers using different strategies. Providers are also given access to a video library of caregivers using the Daily Routines strategies with their children, as well as a workbook to use with families during treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Wendy L Stone, PhD · University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Months
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-05-15
Primary Completion
2024-01-05
Completion
2024-01-05

Countries

  • United States

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