NCT03778827

A Center Based Study of Pivotal Response Treatment for Preschoolers With Autism

A Center Based Randomized Controlled Trial of Pivotal Response Treatment for Preschoolers With Autism

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 75 (actual)
• Sponsor: Stanford University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 2 Years – 3 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of pivotal response training (PRT) in an intensive center-based environment to treat social communication deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).

Detailed description

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of pivotal response training (PRT) in an intensive center-based preschool environment to treat social communication deficits in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study will compare Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) to a delayed treatment group (DTG). PRT is a naturalistic behavioral intervention based on the principles of applied behavior analysis which has shown to be effective in treating the core deficits in children with ASD. The study will compare the combination of parent training with intensive center-based PRT (PRT-C) to a DTG and will include 44 children ages 2 to 3.11 years with ASD and social communication deficits.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Autism

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Intensive Center-Based Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT-C)	Intensive Center-Based Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT-C) will consist of a combination of weekly individual parent training sessions and center-based therapy for a total of 13 weekly treatment hours.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-05-13
• Primary completion: 2026-03-28
• Completion: 2026-03-28
• First posted: 2018-12-19
• Last updated: 2026-04-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States