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Autism Parent Navigators for Autism (APN Trial)

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Recruiting
Led By Mark Feinberg, PhD
Research Sponsored by Penn State University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
The child is the first child in the family to be diagnosed with ASD.
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 month
Awards & highlights

APN Trial Summary

This trial will test whether Autism Parent Navigators (APN), an innovative in-home, peer support model for parents with a young child recently diagnosed with ASD, is effective in supporting parents and maintaining positive family functioning.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for parents with a child aged 2-6 who has been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) within the last four months. The child should be the first in the family to have this diagnosis, and parents must not already be in a mentoring program. Parents can be in any form of couple relationship.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study is testing an 'Autism Parent Navigators' program where peer mentors provide in-home support to help parents navigate ASD services and maintain positive family dynamics after their young child's recent ASD diagnosis.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves peer mentoring rather than medical or pharmaceutical interventions, there are no typical side effects as seen with drugs; however, participants may experience varying levels of emotional or social impact.

APN Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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My child is the first in our family diagnosed with autism.

APN Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 month
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 month for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
CES-Depression
Parenting Scale (Arnold)
Weekly Count of Service Navigation Behaviors
Secondary outcome measures
Coparenting Relationship Scale (Feinberg, Brown, & Kan, 2012)
Family Empowerment Scale - FES
PDD-BI

APN Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Autism Parent Navigators InterventionExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Autism Parent Navigators Intervention is a manualized, in-home, peer support model for parents with a young child recently diagnosed with ASD.
Group II: Peer mentoringActive Control1 Intervention
Peer mentors will offer an equivalent number of in-home or telephone visits for families, providing non-manualized peer support.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Penn State UniversityLead Sponsor
355 Previous Clinical Trials
125,397 Total Patients Enrolled
University of South CarolinaOTHER
211 Previous Clinical Trials
120,099 Total Patients Enrolled
Family ConnectionsUNKNOWN

Media Library

Autism Parent Navigators Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04744428 — N/A
Autism Parent Navigators 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04744428 — N/A
Autism Research Study Groups: Peer mentoring, Autism Parent Navigators Intervention
Autism Clinical Trial 2023: Autism Parent Navigators Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04744428 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

To what capacity is this trial accepting participants?

"Affirmative. The information available on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this highly sought-after trial, which was originally posted on March 25th 2021 and last updated on July 5th 2022, is actively recruiting 360 volunteers from a single location."

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Is the research team recruiting volunteers for this experiment?

"Affirmative. According to information hosted on clinicaltrials.gov, this clinical trial is actively seeking applicants for participation in the study which was first posted on March 25th 2021 and updated most recently on July 5th 2022. The project requires 360 patients from 1 medical centre."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
California
How old are they?
18 - 65
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Did not meet criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Trial of Autism Parent Navigator Program
Mark Feinberg 2021. "Trial of Autism Parent Navigator Program". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04744428.
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~18 spots leftby Jul 2024
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