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Project Independence

ConditionsAccommodationDaily ActivitiesIndependenceAutism
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Miami

About this trial

This project aims to develop and test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of a brief, online single-session intervention (SSI) for caregivers of autistic youth ages 10 to 14. The SSI, called Project Independence, is designed to give caregivers practical tools to support greater independence in daily living routines. To test the SSI, participants will be randomly assigned to either complete Project Independence or watch a time-matched, series of educational video with unrelated content.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Any adult (age 18+) who is a parent, family member, or legal caregiver and is one of the main adults responsible for the daily care of an autistic youth in the targeted age range for at least half of the time.

Those that currently reside in the United States

Those that have a mobile device (e.g., laptop, tablet, smartphone) or desktop computer and internet access sufficient for the delivery of the study assessments and online intervention

Those who may or may not report current clinically significant psychopathological symptoms (e.g., anxiety, depression, parental stress).

Disqualifiers

Adults unable to consent

Individuals who are not yet adults (i.e., infants, children, teenagers).

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Project Independence

    Behavioral

    Participants will complete a self-guided, online, single-session digital intervention delivered through interactive audiovisual content. The intervention includes guided readings related to caregiving and independence, brief demonstration stories or videos, and structured reflection or brainstorming activities, lasting approximately 30 minutes.

Treatment groups

70 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Project Independence Immediately (Single-Session Intervention group)Experimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Attention Control GroupNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Perceived Change in Caregiver Confidence

Caregivers will rate their perceived confidence in their ability to support their child in building independence in daily living skills using an 11-point rating scale (developed for the purpose of this study), from 0 ("Not at All Confident") to 10 ("Extremely Confident"). Higher ratings on this item indicate greater perceived confidence to support youth independence in daily living skills.

Time frame
Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention (same session)

Secondary outcomes

1

Perceived Change in Caregiver Accommodation

Caregivers will rate the extent to which they provided accommodation in the past week when the identified daily living skills was being completed using an 11-point rating scale (developed for the purpose of this study), from 0 ("Not at all") to 10 ("Completely"). Higher ratings on this item indicate greater perceived accommodation use in the identified daily routine.

Time frame
Immediately post-intervention, 2-week follow-up
2

Perceived Change in Opportunities for Youth Practice in Independence

Caregivers will rate how often they provided opportunities for their child to practice the identified daily living skill independently using an 11-point rating scale (developed for the purpose of this study), from 0 ("Never") to 10 ("Almost Always"). Higher ratings on this item indicate greater perceived opportunities provided to youth to practice independence the identified daily routine.

Time frame
Immediately post-intervention, 2-week follow-up
3

Program Feedback Scale (PFS)

Participants will complete the Program Feedback Scale (PFS), an 8 item validated self report measure assessing perceived acceptability and feasibility of the intervention. Items are rated on a 5 point Likert scale ranging from 1 ("Really disagree") to 5 ("Really agree"), with higher scores indicating greater perceived acceptability and feasibility.

Time frame
Immediately post-intervention

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Miami

Lead sponsor

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