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Function-Based Elopement Treatment (FBET) for Autism Spectrum Disorder (FBET Trial)

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Led By Mindy Scheithauer, PhD

Research Sponsored by Emory University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up week 16, week 28

Awards & highlights

FBET Trial Summary

This trial will test if FBET, a treatment for ASD and elopement, is effective. 76 children will be randomized to either FBET or a control group receiving PEP. Results will help researchers understand if FBET is an effective treatment.

Eligible Conditions

Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism

FBET Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ week 16, week 28

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~week 16, week 28

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and week 16, week 28 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Secondary outcome measures

Change in Aberrant Behavior Checklist - Hyperactivity (ABC-H) Subscale Score

Change in Clinical Global Impression - Improvement (CGI-I) Score

Change in Home Elopement Safety Checklist (HESC) Score

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Other outcome measures

Change in Aberrant Behavior Checklist - Irritability (ABC-I) Scale Score

FBET Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Function-Based Elopement Treatment (FBET)Experimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants in this group will receive Function-Based Elopement Treatment (FBET) for 16 weeks.

Group II: Parent Education Program (PEP)Active Control1 Intervention

Participants in this group will take part in a parent education program (PEP) for 16 weeks.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Function-Based Elopement Treatment (FBET)

2019

N/A

~80

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Emory UniversityLead Sponsor

1,636 Previous Clinical Trials

2,560,497 Total Patients Enrolled

23 Trials studying Autism Spectrum Disorder

21,589 Patients Enrolled for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism SpeaksOTHER

35 Previous Clinical Trials

3,752 Total Patients Enrolled

19 Trials studying Autism Spectrum Disorder

2,325 Patients Enrolled for Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mindy Scheithauer, PhDPrincipal Investigator - Emory University

Emory University

Frequently Asked Questions

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

If an individual is not yet 50 years old, can they still participate in this research project?

"Children aged 4 to 12 years old are eligible to participate in this study."

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How many people suffering from this condition will be given the chance to participate in this clinical trial?

"That is accurate. The information available on clinicaltrials.gov does show that the recruitment process for this trial is still underway. The trial was established on May 9th, 2019 and the last update was on June 20th, 2022. They are looking for 76 individuals total from one location."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Structured Function-Based Elopement Treatment Program

Mindy Scheithauer 2019. "Structured Function-Based Elopement Treatment Program". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03899831.