NCT00004449

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

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 102 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 3 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

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.

Conditions

• Autistic Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	intensive one-on-one behavioral treatment	Up to 40 hours per week of one-to-one intervention based on applied behavior analysis
BEHAVIORAL	Individualized in home parent training	Offered to subjects at some sites, involved 3+ months of individualized training for parents on applied behavior analysis intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 1998-05-01
• Primary completion: 2004-09-01
• Completion: 2006-04-01
• First posted: 1999-10-19
• Last updated: 2015-05-27