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Developing a Culturally Adapted Intervention for Latino Youth Transitioning to Adulthood

NCT06107972 · Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 56

Last updated 2025-08-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility (e.g., satisfaction, completion rate, barriers to recruitment, treatment fidelity) of the culturally refined Launching! to Adulthood (¡Iniciando! la Adultez) program, to test for a preliminary signal of effect between baseline and post-treatment for the Launching! to Adulthood (¡Iniciando! la Adultez) program and to identify preliminary neural mechanisms of action, including biomarkers of brain structure and connectivity, in terms of treatment response for 15 Latino young adults participating in the ¡Iniciando! therapy program.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Launching! to Adulthood (¡Iniciando! la Adultez) program

The program includes cognitive behavioral and acceptance and commitment therapy, with a focus on developing goals during the transition to adulthood through a values framework. After a combined (parents and young adults) 90-minute introductory group meeting in-person, parents and the transition-aged young adults with ASD attend 9 separate, 90-minute weekly group telehealth meetings. Additionally, young adults have weekly personal coaching meetings for 30-minutes to discuss progress toward goals and barriers encountered. Leaders teach transition-aged young adult's skills through various social activities, as well as other skills (e.g., emotion regulation, cognitive diffusion) to help overcome barriers towards their goals. The treatment targets three core factors (i.e., mental health conditions, social skills, and coping with and adapting to stress). Leaders teach parents new parenting skills, knowledge of ASD, and readiness to support their young adult's transition to independent life.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • UTHealth Houston Seed Grant and Autism Speaks Fellowship

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Antonio Pagan, PhD · The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
25 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-04-01
Primary Completion
2025-11-01
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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