Can better training help therapists deliver autism care more effectively?
NCT ID NCT03380078
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether a special training program called TEAMS helps therapists and teachers use proven autism therapies more effectively. Researchers will work with about 1206 people, including program leaders, providers, and parents of children with autism. The goal is to see if extra training for leaders and one-on-one coaching for providers improves how well the therapies are delivered.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,206 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2017
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
The combined multi-level sample for both studies will include 74 programs/districts, 148 agency/district leaders, 590 providers (average of 8 per program/district) and 590 parents (1 per provider). It is estimated that an additional 590 participants will complete the 360 Organizational Assessment. Providers are expected to be approximately 85% female and 35% Hispanic. Parent participants are expected to be approximately 80% female and 60% Hispanic. Mental health programs will be those providing publicly funded psychotherapy services to children in San Diego, Sacramento and LA Counties for in person training and throughout California for distance training. Districts will be those providing public education services to elementary school children with ASD in San Diego, Sacramento and LA Counties for in person training and throughout California for distance training. Inclusion Criteria for Leaders (1) Identified as Program Managers at an enrolled site or identified as Program Specialist in an enrolled program/district Inclusion Criteria for Providers 1. Employed at a participating program/district 2. Employed for at least the next 7 months 3. Has an eligible child on current caseload/classroom (see below) 4. Did not participate in the AIM HI or CPRT effectiveness studies Inclusion Criteria for Parent Participants (enrolled in a dyad with participating provider) 1. Has a child age 3-13 years. 2. Has a child with a current ASD diagnosis on record or a primary educational classification of autism as indicated in school records Inclusion Criteria for 360 degree Organizational Assessment 1. Identified as a leader or provider at enrolled site 2. Linked to a participant leader (either as a supervisor or direct report)
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Conditions
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The places running it
3 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, Davis
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of California, Los Angeles
Westwood, Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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University of California, San Diego
San Diego, California, 92123, United States
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