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A Toolkit to Improve Mental Health Treatment for Autistic Individuals

NCT07539519 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2026-04-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This pilot study is funded by the Organization for Autism Research (OAR). We are conducting a pilot study to improve mental health treatment for autistic individuals. First, we will conduct remote focus groups to identify barriers to mental health treatment and methods to improve treatment. Based on results, we will develop a prototype of a resource for therapists. This resource will be pilot tested in a community clinic.

Conditions

  • Autism
  • Mental Health Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Enhanced Psychotherapy

Clients randomized to the Enhanced Psychotherapy group will receive psychotherapy from therapists who have access to a toolkit that reviews strategies for tailoring evidence-based therapy to improve mental health treatment for autistic individuals.

BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as Usual (TAU)

Clients randomized to this condition will continue to receive psychotherapy in a community clinic

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Organization for Autism Research

    collaborator OTHER

  • Florida International University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
13 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-04-30
Primary Completion
2027-12-31
Completion
2027-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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