New toolkit aims to improve therapy for autistic teens
NCT ID NCT07539519
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 10, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This pilot study will develop and test a toolkit that helps therapists tailor mental health treatment for autistic individuals. Researchers will first hold focus groups to understand barriers, then create a resource for therapists. The toolkit will be tested with 18 autistic teens (ages 13-17) in a community clinic to see if it is acceptable and feasible to use.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Enhanced Psychotherapy toolkit
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this toolkit could give therapists practical strategies to better support autistic teens with mental health issues.
- What could go wrong
- This is a very small pilot study (18 participants) testing only feasibility and acceptability, not effectiveness. Results may not apply broadly.
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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 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
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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13 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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 following describes Phase II (the clinical trial): Inclusion Criteria for clients: * A confirmed diagnosis of autism * Between 13 and 17 years old * Fluent in English * Have a co-occurring mental health condition that is appropriate for treatment at the community clinic participating in the proposed study Exclusion criteria: N/A All therapists working at the community clinic at which this study takes place will be eligible to participate.
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Florida International University
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33199, United States
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Florida International University
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33199, United States
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