Use of a Family Navigator in Families With Children Newly Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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interventional
192
1 country
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to see whether or not Family Navigators, who 1 ) help families after their child is diagnosed with autism and help them get autism specific services for their child 2) help families identify barriers to obtaining these services and 3) help families problem solve to overcome these barrier, are helpful to parents of a child newly diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Apr 2011
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 20, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
April 22, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2014
CompletedApril 25, 2016
April 1, 2016
3.1 years
April 20, 2011
April 22, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Hours of Services
Mean number of autism-specific service hours received per week
6 months after enrollment
Receipt of adequate services
As defined by 25 hours/week
6 months after enrollment
Time to Receipt of Services
Difference between the date of the IEP/IFPS and date the child first received services
6 months after enrollment
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Family Psychological Functioning
6 months after enrollment
Family Psychological Functioning
Baseline
Study Arms (2)
Family Navigator
ACTIVE COMPARATORFamily navigation
Standard Care
NO INTERVENTIONstandard care
Interventions
Families in the intervention group will receive approximately six sessions with a Family Navigator. The Family Navigator will: 1. Help family identify key issues they need to address to get their child autism-specific services 2. Help family address barriers to obtaining these services and strategize approaches to overcome them.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Child with a new confirmed diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Child is under 8 years of age
- Parent is the mother, father and/or legal guardian of the child and identifies themselves as the primary caregiver
- Primary caregiver speaks English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Somali, Vietnamese, Portuguese or Chinese
You may not qualify if:
- Parent or legal guardian has psychosis
- Parent or legal guardian endorses suicidal ideation
- Parent or legal guardian actively using illicit drugs
- Parent or legal guardian expected to leave area within 6 months
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, 02118, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Marilyn Augustyn, MD
Boston Medical Center
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- BMC Faculty
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 20, 2011
First Posted
April 22, 2011
Study Start
April 1, 2011
Primary Completion
May 1, 2014
Study Completion
May 1, 2014
Last Updated
April 25, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share