Can parent training ease autism symptoms in young children?
NCT ID NCT07075614
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether a structured parent training program can reduce autism symptoms in children up to age 5 and high-risk infants under 2. 250 children and their caregivers will be randomly assigned to receive either the training plus routine care, or routine care alone. After 12 weeks, researchers will measure changes in autism severity, child development, and caregiver stress and quality of life.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Parent Training Program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this program could offer a low-cost, home-based way to reduce autism symptoms and improve quality of life for families.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study without a placebo control, so results may not be conclusive or widely applicable.
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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 250 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2024
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
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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0 months to 5 years
- 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Having a child over the age of 2 diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), or having a high-risk infant under the age of 2 showing signs of autism * Willingness to participate in the study * Parent/caregiver must have completed at least primary school education Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal to participate in the study * The child has a sensory, physical, or neurological disorder * The parent or primary caregiver has a diagnosed psychiatric disorder that significantly impairs functioning * The parent or caregiver has any physical illness that affects their interaction with the child (e.g., physical disability, visual or auditorial impairment)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Umraniye Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
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