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Autism Spectrum Disorder

Addressing Disparities in Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis Using a Direct-to-home Telemedicine Tool

Sponsored by Vanderbilt University Medical Center

About this trial

Last updated a year ago

Study ID

210760

Status

Recruiting

Type

Interventional

Phase

N/A

Placebo

No

Accepting

18-75 Years
18 to 42 Years
All
All

Not accepting

Not accepting
Healthy Volunteers

Trial Timing

Started 3 years ago

What is this trial about?

The investigators propose to evaluate the use of a telemedicine tool, the TELE-ASD-PEDS (TAP), that is designed to assess for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptoms in toddlers. The TAP was developed at VUMC by a team of clinical psychologists with expertise in the early identification of ASD. The TAP has been studied in controlled laboratory settings, with high levels of family and clinician satisfaction, as well as excellent agreement with blinded comprehensive ASD evaluation. The TAP has also been used to complete direct-to-home telemedicine assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the investigators have not yet compared direct-to-home assessments using the TAP with gold standard, in-person ASD assessments. It has also not yet been studied in a diverse sample of families or with providers outside of VUMC. This study will allow the investigators to address those gaps.

What are the Participation Requirements?

Inclusion Criteria for Children:

- Child between 18 and 42 months of age

- Child and primary caregiver live within a 3-hour driving radius of one of the sites
(i.e., VUMC or UC Davis)

Inclusion Criteria for Caregivers:

- Age 18 years or older

- Parent or legal guardian of participating child

- Has access to technology (e.g., phone, laptop, or tablet with internet connection
and audio-visual capabilities) to connect to the tele-assessment platform

- Sufficient facility with English to participate in the procedures and complete study
measures.

Exclusion Criteria for Children:

- Severe sensorimotor impairment that cannot be corrected and would interfere with
completion of study activities

- Medical conditions for which tele-evaluation of ASD symptoms is likely to be
inappropriate or complex (i.e., rare genetic syndromes, severe epilepsy, fragile
health).

Locations

Location

Status

Recruiting