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Can teacher training boost social skills in kids with autism?

NCT ID NCT01591707

Symptom relief Sponsor: Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tested a school-based program where teachers were trained to use special techniques to help preschoolers with autism improve their social and communication skills. 700 children aged 3 to 6 took part. The goal was to see if this approach works in real classrooms and can be used on a large scale.

What this could mean

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Active substance
behavioral intervention (teacher training in social-communication techniques)
What this could lead to
If effective, this could give schools a practical way to boost language and social skills in young children with autism.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study, so results are already known. The intervention may not work for all children or in all classroom settings.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

About 700 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Start date

Jul 2012

Finished

Dec 2020

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

3 to 6 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: For Teachers: \- Work in an ASD preschool classroom within a cooperating Baltimore County Public School. For Children: * Meet Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule-Generic (ADOS; Lord et al., 2002) and expert clinical judgment criteria for ASD * Have an IQ or Developmental Quotient of at least 40 based on the Early Learning Composite from the Mullen Scales of Early Learning (Mullen, 1995) * Be enrolled in a participating Baltimore County Public School ASD preschool classroom * Be between the ages of 3 and 6 and enrolled in a participating ASD preschool classroom. Exclusion Criteria: Children and educators may be taken out of the study if they: * Are unable to comply with the study protocol * Change schools due to relocation Children may also be taken out of this study if they: * Sustain a head injury or other serious physical injury during the study * Are not being brought in for testing as designated in the protocol

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Conditions

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autism spectrum disorder Language

As listed by the trial registrant

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Autism spectrum disorder

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Brennen School

    Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States

  • Elwyn Early Childhood Services

    Media, Pennsylvania, 19063, United States

  • Kennedy Krieger Institute/Howard County Public Schools

    Baltimore, Maryland, 21211, United States

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