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Autism Caregiver Coaching in Africa

NCT05551728 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 320

Last updated 2026-01-09

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Summary

Around the world there is a growing need to develop early intervention services in local communities that support a better quality of life for all autistic people. The South African study will test an approach where caregivers are coached by non-specialists in early intervention strategies. Caregivers can then use these strategies during everyday activities with their young autistic child.

Conditions

  • Autism or Autistic Traits

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

ESDM-informed caregiver coaching

The coaching intervention is informed by the Community-Early Start Denver Model (C-ESDM). The intervention has been adapted for the South African context. Training procedures have been adapted for delivery by non-specialist coaches. Twelve session-specific visuals with simple-text (for caregivers) and session scripts (for non-specialist coaches) have been developed. Over 12, 1-hour caregiver coaching sessions that are delivered by non-specialists, caregivers are coached in strategies to increase child attention to their social world, increase child communication, create and build joint activity routines, and understand and use the ABCs to support the development of new behaviors.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Months
Max Age
72 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-01
Primary Completion
2027-03-31
Completion
2027-09-30

Countries

  • South Africa

Study Locations

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