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Autistic DisorderNCT00004449

Randomized Study of Intensive One-on-one Behavioral Treatment for Preschool Aged Children With Autism

A study testing intensive one-on-one behavioral treatment and Individualized in home parent training in people with Autistic Disorder, run by University of California, Los Angeles.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effectiveness of intensive one-on-one behavioral treatment in the home or neighborhood compared with at home, individualized, parent training in preschool aged children with autism. II. Identify intake measures that predict differences in outcome between subjects in the experimental group. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 to 3 years
Conditions the study is for
Autistic Disorder
What is being tested?
intensive one-on-one behavioral treatment and Individualized in home parent training
How many people
102 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
May 1998to Apr 2006
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 2 to 3 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • --Disease Characteristics--
  • Diagnosis of autism based on the Autism Diagnostic Interview using the ICD-10 research criteria
  • Ratio IQ score greater than 35 determined from the Bayley Scales of Infant Development
  • --Patient Characteristics--
  • Other:
  • Must reside within 60 km (37.5 miles) of a treatment site

Who cannot join

  • Severe medically induced limitations defined as:
  • Any condition requiring prosthetic devices (e.g., blindness, deafness, or cerebral palsy)
  • Any illness that has prevented or would prevent a subject from participating in 30 hours a week of treatment for six consecutive weeks or more (e.g., metastasized cancer or end stage renal disease)
  • Any known genetic disorder (e.g., Fragile X, PKU, or Down Syndrome)
  • Any other disorder that rules out autism according to ICD-10 criteria (e.g., Rett's Syndrome)

About this study

Official title: Randomized Study of Intensive One-on-one Behavioral Treatment Versus Individualized Parent Training in Preschool Aged Children With Autism

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effectiveness of intensive one-on-one behavioral treatment in the home or neighborhood compared with at home, individualized, parent training in preschool aged children with autism.

II. Identify intake measures that predict differences in outcome between subjects in the experimental group.

Read the detailed description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: This is a randomized study. Children are randomized to receive either 35 hours of intensive one-on-one behavioral treatment in the home and neighborhood for 2 years or individualized, in home parent training for 6 months.

A common group of tests to evaluate autism are administered at intake, 12 and 24 months into treatment, and when patients reach age 6.

Being tested
intensive one-on-one behavioral treatment, Individualized in home parent training
Keywords
autism, neurologic and psychiatric disorders, rare disease
Medical subject headings
Autistic Disorder, Neurologic Manifestations, Mental Disorders, Rare Diseases

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • intensive one-on-one behavioral treatmentBehavioural

    Up to 40 hours per week of one-to-one intervention based on applied behavior analysis

  • Individualized in home parent trainingBehavioural

    Offered to subjects at some sites, involved 3+ months of individualized training for parents on applied behavior analysis intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Intelligence, 3rd ed.

    IQ

    Measured: yearly for up to 4 years

  2. Bayley Scales of Infant Development

    Alternate cognitive test administered to participants who did not achieve basal on WPPSI-III

    Measured: yearly for up to 4 years

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Merrill-Palmer Scale of Mental Tests

    Nonverbal cognitive skills

    Measured: yearly for up to 4 years

  2. Reynell Developmental Language Scales

    Language comprehension and expressive language

    Measured: yearly for up to 4 years

  3. Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales - Survey Edition

    Parent interview on child's adaptive functioning

    Measured: yearly for up to 4 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Oct 1999 (estimated)
  2. Study startMay 1998
  3. Primary completionSep 2004
  4. Study completionApr 2006

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
102 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00004449
Sponsor's protocol ID
R01MH048863
Other IDs
R01MH048863, UCLA-HSPC-G930506611
Status last verified
May 2015
First submitted
18 Oct 1999
Last updated
27 May 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Cohen H, Amerine-Dickens M, Smith T. Early intensive behavioral treatment: replication of the UCLA model in a community setting. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2006 Apr;27(2 Suppl):S145-55. doi: 10.1097/00004703-200604002-00013.

    PubMed 16685181
  • Sallows GO, Graupner TD. Intensive behavioral treatment for children with autism: four-year outcome and predictors. Am J Ment Retard. 2005 Nov;110(6):417-38. doi: 10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110[417:IBTFCW]2.0.CO;2.

    PubMed 16212446
  • Hayward D, Eikeseth S, Gale C, Morgan S. Assessing progress during treatment for young children with autism receiving intensive behavioural interventions. Autism. 2009 Nov;13(6):613-33. doi: 10.1177/1362361309340029.

    PubMed 19933766

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing intensive one-on-one behavioral treatment and Individualized in home parent training in people with Autistic Disorder, run by University of California, Los Angeles.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 6 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 May 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Intelligence, 3rd ed. (time frame: yearly for up to 4 years). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00004449, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 27 May 2015.

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