NCT06868537

A Trial of the Launching! to Adulthood Program

A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Launching! to Adulthood Program

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Launching intervention (Pagan et al., 2024) in improving adaptive functioning, transition readiness, and social cognition in young adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), compared to a delayed treatment control group, to examine whether the Launching intervention leads to improvements in executive functioning, co-occurring mental health symptoms, and quality of life, as measured by caregiver and self-report assessments, to assess the maintenance of treatment gains 12 weeks post-treatment and to replicate the findings of the Launching pilot study in an independent sample of young adults with ASD.

Conditions

• Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Launching! to adulthood group therapy	Participants will be in a 12-week therapy program that includes weekly group sessions and individual coaching.
BEHAVIORAL	standard of care	Participants will receive a list of resources

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-15
• Primary completion: 2027-08-01
• Completion: 2027-09-01
• First posted: 2025-03-11
• Last updated: 2025-09-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States