Trial of Autism Parent Navigator Program
APN
Test of an Innovative, Scalable Support Program for Parents With a Young Child Recently Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder
1 other identifier
interventional
360
1 country
1
Brief Summary
To address the dual needs of parents for support in navigating Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) services and maintaining positive family functioning, the investigators propose to test Autism Parent Navigators (APN), an innovative in-home, peer support model for parents with a young child recently diagnosed with ASD.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Mar 2021
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 9, 2020
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 9, 2021
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
March 25, 2021
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 31, 2026
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 30, 2026
ExpectedApril 28, 2026
April 1, 2026
5 years
April 9, 2020
April 23, 2026
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Weekly Count of Service Navigation Behaviors
Engagement with ASD-related Services
12 month
Parenting Scale (Arnold)
Parenting consistency, warmth
12 month
CES-Depression
Parent depression
12 month
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Coparenting Relationship Scale (Feinberg, Brown, & Kan, 2012)
12 month
Family Empowerment Scale - FES
12 month
PDD-BI
12 month
Study Arms (2)
Autism Parent Navigators Intervention
EXPERIMENTALAutism Parent Navigators Intervention is a manualized, in-home, peer support model for parents with a young child recently diagnosed with ASD.
Peer mentoring
ACTIVE COMPARATORPeer mentors will offer an equivalent number of in-home or telephone visits for families, providing non-manualized peer support.
Interventions
The Autism Parent Navigator program consists of six sessions delivered to parents in the home, supporting adjustment to ASD, accessing services, and coparenting support.
Six in-home or telephone sessions, depending on family uptake, providing non-manualized general support as usual from parent peer mentors regarding adjustment to ASD.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Parents of children who have been newly diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- The child will be age 2-6 years and been diagnosed with ASD in the past four months.
- The child is the first child in the family to be diagnosed with ASD.
- Parents are not already involved in a parent mentoring relationship.
- Parents are currently involved in a couple relationship, including same-sex partners, dating couples, adoptive parents and step-parent families.
You may not qualify if:
- None
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Penn State Universitylead
- University of South Carolinacollaborator
- Family Connectionscollaborator
Study Sites (1)
USC
Columbia, South Carolina, 29204, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Mark Feinberg, PhD
Penn State
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- SUPPORTIVE CARE
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Research Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 9, 2020
First Posted
February 9, 2021
Study Start
March 25, 2021
Primary Completion
March 31, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
June 30, 2026
Last Updated
April 28, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-04
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share