Can remote therapy help toddlers with autism? new study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT05901558
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a remote therapy model called STAR for toddlers with autism. 110 children will be split into two groups: one receiving STAR therapy plus community care, and the other receiving only community care. The goal is to see if STAR improves social and communication skills better than standard care alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Strategies for Toddler ASD with Remote-therapy (STAR) model
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable remote therapy option to improve social and communication skills in toddlers with autism.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage trial (110 participants) and the intervention is behavioral, so results may vary. It may not show significant improvement over standard community care.
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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 110 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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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16 to 30 months
- 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: * Children screened as positive for ASD. * Two-tiered screening process combing Level 1(The Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers-Revised/Follow-Up , M-CHAT-R/F) and Level 2 (The Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers and Young Children, STAT) Exclusion Criteria: * Other neurologic or degenerative diseases; * Severe hearing or visual impairment; * Genetic anomaly which may affect impact on intervention; * Not available for regular intervention and follow-up.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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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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Children's Hospital of Fudan University
RECRUITINGShanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201102, China
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