The Power Down Pilot Study: A Novel Bedtime Manipulation Protocol
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-10
SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh
About this trial
The goal of this pilot intervention study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a novel bedtime manipulation protocol called "The Power Down" for autistic youth, ages 6-10. The main questions it aims to answer are:
1. Is the Power Down feasible for caregivers to do each night? 2. Do the families find the Power Down an acceptable intervention to address their child's difficulties settling down to fall asleep?
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Child between the ages of 6 and 10 years old (at least 40%, no more than 60% female)
Parent-reported autism diagnosis for child
Parent-reported extended and problematic settling down delay
Parent-reported sensory over-responsivity (a "yes" to at least 8 items in the sensory screening section of the checklist)
Disqualifiers
Participants will be excluded if they do not understand English or are unable to travel to University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Western Psychiatric Hospital.
Children who have trauma or other histories for whom physical touch is triggering (per caregiver report) will be excluded.
If a child spends bedtime at a different caregiver's home for >50% of the nights and that caregiver is not willing to participate in this study, the child will be excluded from this study.
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Power Down bedtime manipulation
Treatment groups
10 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov