Autism Spectrum DisorderNCT07687381
AI-Based Reflective Parenting Simulation for Parents of Autistic Children
A study testing AI-Based Reflective Parenting Simulation in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, run by University of Haifa.
Trial summary
This randomized controlled trial evaluates an AI-based parental simulation designed to support reflective parenting, emotional regulation, and parent-child communication among parents of autistic children aged 3 to 12 years. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- What is being tested?
- AI-Based Reflective Parenting Simulation
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 140 participants
- Where
- No sites listed yet
- Study dates
- 30 Jun 2026to Jul 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- - Parent or primary caregiver of an autistic child aged 3 to 12 years.
- Child has a parent-reported diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Parent is 18 years of age or older.
- Parent is able to read and complete questionnaires in Hebrew.
- Parent has access to an internet-connected device and is able to complete the online study procedures.
- Parent provides informed consent to participate.
Who cannot join
- - Parent does not provide informed consent.
- Parent is not the parent or primary caregiver of an autistic child aged 3 to 12 years.
- Parent is unable to complete the online questionnaires or the AI-based reflective parenting simulation.
- Duplicate, incomplete, or low-quality responses that do not meet study quality criteria.
Trial locations and contacts
No sites are listed yet. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an AI-Based Reflective Parenting Simulation for Parents of Autistic Children
This randomized controlled trial evaluates an AI-based parental simulation designed to support reflective parenting, emotional regulation, and parent-child communication among parents of autistic children aged 3 to 12 years. A total of 140 parents will be recruited through an external online survey platform and randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will complete baseline questionnaires, engage with the AI-based simulation, and then complete post-intervention measures. The control group will complete baseline and post-assessment measures before receiving access to the simulation.
Read the detailed description
The study examines the use of an AI-based parental simulation as a learning and reflective tool for parents of autistic children aged 3 to 12 years. The simulation is designed to allow parents to practice responses to emotionally challenging parent-child situations, with an emphasis on reflective functioning, emotional regulation, playfulness, and supportive parent-child communication.
Participants will be recruited through an external online survey platform and will provide informed consent before participation. After completing baseline questionnaires, participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group will complete the AI-based simulation and then complete post-intervention measures. Participants in the control group will complete post-assessment measures before receiving access to the simulation.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Being tested
- AI-Based Reflective Parenting Simulation
- Keywords
- Parents of Autistic Children, Reflective Parenting, Parental Self-Efficacy, Emotion Regulation, Parent-Child Communication, AI-Based Simulation
- Medical subject headings
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Regulation
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
AI-Based Reflective Parenting SimulationBehavioural
An AI-based reflective parenting simulation designed for parents of autistic children aged 3 to 12 years. The simulation allows parents to practice reflective, emotionally regulated, and supportive responses to challenging parent-child situations, with an emphasis on parent-child communication, shared emotional regulation, and the parent-child relationship as a secure anchor.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Participants in this group will complete the baseline questionnaire battery, including a study-specific 8-item evaluation questionnaire assessing four targeted domains: knowledge and understanding, parent-child communication skills, shared emotional regulation, and relational security. They will then engage with the AI-based therapeutic parental simulation and complete the same evaluation questionnaire again, followed by user experience and human-machine interaction questionnaires. Receives: Behavioral: AI-Based Reflective Parenting Simulation |
| Control Group | No intervention | Participants in this group will complete the baseline questionnaire battery, including a study-specific 8-item evaluation questionnaire assessing four targeted domains: knowledge and understanding, parent-child communication skills, shared emotional regulation, and relational security. They will then complete the same evaluation questionnaire again before receiving access to the AI-based therapeutic parental simulation. After using the simulation, they will complete user experience and human-machine interaction questionnaires. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Study-Specific Parent Reflective Capacity Questionnaire Score
The study-specific Parent Reflective Capacity Questionnaire includes 8 items rated on a 1 to 5 scale. The questionnaire assesses parents' perceived capacity in four targeted domains: knowledge and understanding, parent-child communication skills, shared emotional regulation, and the parent-child relationship as a secure anchor. A total mean score will be calculated across the 8 items, with higher scores indicating higher perceived parental reflective capacity in the targeted domains.
Measured: Baseline and immediately after the intervention or control assessment point
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted7 Jul 2026
- Study start30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Study completionJul 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Autism Spectrum DisorderStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Screening
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will complete baseline questionnaires, engage with the AI-based therapeutic parental simulation, and then complete post-intervention measures. The control group will complete baseline and post-assessment measures before receiving access to the simulation.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Haifa
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07687381
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- UH-129-26-ASD-AI
- Status last verified
- Jun 2026
- First submitted
- 30 Jun 2026
- Last updated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating an AI-Based Reflective Parenting Simulation for Parents of Autistic Children
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07687381
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- UH-129-26-ASD-AI
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Keywords
- Parents of Autistic Children, Reflective Parenting, Parental Self-Efficacy, Emotion Regulation, Parent-Child Communication, AI-Based Simulation
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 140 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of HaifaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Jun 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 Oct 2026 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Jul 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 7 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This randomized controlled trial evaluates an AI-based parental simulation designed to support reflective parenting, emotional regulation, and parent-child communication among parents of autistic children aged 3 to 12 years. A total of 140 parents will be recruited through an external online survey platform and randomly assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will complete baseline questionnaires, engage with the AI-based simulation, and then complete post-intervention measures. The control group will complete baseline and post-assessment measures before receiving access to the simulation.
Detailed description
The study examines the use of an AI-based parental simulation as a learning and reflective tool for parents of autistic children aged 3 to 12 years. The simulation is designed to allow parents to practice responses to emotionally challenging parent-child situations, with an emphasis on reflective functioning, emotional regulation, playfulness, and supportive parent-child communication.
Participants will be recruited through an external online survey platform and will provide informed consent before participation. After completing baseline questionnaires, participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. Participants in the intervention group will complete the AI-based simulation and then complete post-intervention measures. Participants in the control group will complete post-assessment measures before receiving access to the simulation.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Screening
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Participants will be randomly assigned to either an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will complete baseline questionnaires, engage with the AI-based therapeutic parental simulation, and then complete post-intervention measures. The control group will complete baseline and post-assessment measures before receiving access to the simulation.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Behavioral: AI-Based Reflective Parenting SimulationParticipants in this group will complete the baseline questionnaire battery, including a study-specific 8-item evaluation questionnaire assessing four targeted domains: knowledge and understanding, parent-child communication skills, shared emotional regulation, and relational security. They will then engage with the AI-based therapeutic parental simulation and complete the same evaluation questionnaire again, followed by user experience and human-machine interaction questionnaires. |
| Control Group | No intervention | –Participants in this group will complete the baseline questionnaire battery, including a study-specific 8-item evaluation questionnaire assessing four targeted domains: knowledge and understanding, parent-child communication skills, shared emotional regulation, and relational security. They will then complete the same evaluation questionnaire again before receiving access to the AI-based therapeutic parental simulation. After using the simulation, they will complete user experience and human-machine interaction questionnaires. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (6 listed)
- - Parent or primary caregiver of an autistic child aged 3 to 12 years.
- Child has a parent-reported diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder.
- Parent is 18 years of age or older.
- Parent is able to read and complete questionnaires in Hebrew.
- Parent has access to an internet-connected device and is able to complete the online study procedures.
Key exclusion criteria (4 listed)
- - Parent does not provide informed consent.
- Parent is not the parent or primary caregiver of an autistic child aged 3 to 12 years.
- Parent is unable to complete the online questionnaires or the AI-based reflective parenting simulation.
- Duplicate, incomplete, or low-quality responses that do not meet study quality criteria.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| AI-Based Reflective Parenting SimulationAn AI-based reflective parenting simulation designed for parents of autistic children aged 3 to 12 years. The simulation allows parents to practice reflective, emotionally regulated, and supportive responses to challenging parent-child situations, with an emphasis on parent-child communication, shared emotional regulation, and the parent-child relationship as a secure anchor. | Behavioural | Intervention Group |
Primary outcome
Change in Study-Specific Parent Reflective Capacity Questionnaire Score
Time frame: Baseline and immediately after the intervention or control assessment point
The study-specific Parent Reflective Capacity Questionnaire includes 8 items rated on a 1 to 5 scale. The questionnaire assesses parents' perceived capacity in four targeted domains: knowledge and understanding, parent-child communication skills, shared emotional regulation, and the parent-child relationship as a secure anchor. A total mean score will be calculated across the 8 items, with higher scores indicating higher perceived parental reflective capacity in the targeted domains.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Jul 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing AI-Based Reflective Parenting Simulation in people with Autism Spectrum Disorder, run by University of Haifa.
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 4 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Jul 2026. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Yael Enav, PhD (972-507261474, yaelenav@edu.haifa.ac.il), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Change in Study-Specific Parent Reflective Capacity Questionnaire Score (time frame: Baseline and immediately after the intervention or control assessment point). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 8 Jul 2026.