Giving parents a digital voice in early intervention plans
NCT ID NCT06458959
First seen Aug 14, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026
Summary
This study tests a digital tool that helps parents of young children with developmental delays or disabilities organize and share their priorities with early intervention professionals. The tool, called PEM+, is designed to make family-centered care more practical by guiding families to express what they want to work on and how. Researchers will see if using this tool before a child's annual review improves family engagement in the planning process.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- A digital care-planning tool (PEM+) that helps parents organize and share their priorities for their child's early intervention services
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this tool could give families a stronger voice in designing their child's early intervention plan, potentially improving service quality and family engagement.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small study, and the tool's benefits may not extend to all families or settings. It also requires internet and phone access, which could limit who can use it.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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 223 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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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.
Inclusion Criteria: * read, write, and speak English, * have internet and telephone access * identify as a parent/legal guardian of a child enrolled in EI for 3+ months Exclusion Criteria: * do not read, write, and speak English * do not have internet and phone access * do not identify as a parent/legal guardian of a child enrolled in EI for 3+ months
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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