New program helps kids with autism get mental health help faster
NCT ID NCT05344378
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 09, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a program that uses technology and trained family navigators to help children with autism and their families get connected to mental health services more quickly. The program was used in primary care clinics. Researchers measured how acceptable, feasible, and helpful the program was for families and providers.
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Study facts
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- 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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151 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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4 to 16 years
- 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: Inclusion Criteria for Primary Care Providers 1. Employed as staff at participating primary care practice 2. Experience providing primary care to children with ASD 3. For Aim 3 only: Has at least five eligible children on current caseload Inclusion Criteria for Child/Caregiver Participants (Aim 3 only) 1. Child age 4-16 years. 2. Child has a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder documented in medical chart. 3. Child is receiving primary care at a participating primary care practice. 4. Child screens in the clinically significant range on the Pediatric Symptom Checklist at baseline. 5. Speaks English or Spanish. 6. Caregiver of an eligible child.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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UCSD
San Diego, California, 92093, United States
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