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Modified Pivotal Response Treatment for Insistence on Sameness in Autistic Youth

Stanford University
NCT IDNCT06362733ClinicalTrials.gov data as of Apr 2026
Target enrollment

44

Study length

about 2 years

Ages

4–17

Locations

1 site in CA

What this study is about

This trial is testing a 12-week behavioral treatment program to help children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who have difficulty tolerating changes in routine. The treatment involves parent training and parent-mediated intervention delivered via telemedicine.

Simplified from trial records by PatientMatch.

What you may be asked to do

  • 1.Participate in Modified Pivotal Response Treatment for Insistence on Sameness in Autistic Youth

Participation Burden

What's physically and logistically required of participants.

Logistics & Travel
In-person visits

Requires travel to a study site

Physical Intervention
Standard

How treatment is administered

Treatment Assignment
All receive treatment

Everyone gets the investigational treatment.

Extracted study details

Pulled from the trial record to show what is being tested and what the study is measuring.

Endpoints

Primary: Change from Baseline in Insistence on Sameness Subscale of the Dimensional Assessment of Restricted and Repetitive Behaviors (DARB).

Secondary: Caregiver Report Autism Symptoms Dimension Questionnaire (ASDQ)., Caregiver Report Executive Functioning Scale (EFS)., Change from Baseline in Caregiver Self-Report on the Caregiver Strain Questionnaire Short Form (CGSQ-SF7)., Change from Baseline in Family Accommodation Scale - RRB (FAS-RRB)., Change from Baseline in Parent-Rated Anxiety as captured by the Anxiety Scale for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASC-ASD)., Change from Baseline in Parent-Rated Behavioral Inflexibility as captured by the Behavioral Inflexibility Scale., Change from Baseline in Parent-Rated Challenging Behaviors on the Open-Source Challenging Behaviors Scale (OS-CBS)., Change from Baseline in Parent-Rated Emotion Dysregulation on the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Dysregulation Profile (SDQ-DP) during treatment.

Body systems

Psychiatry / Mental Health