Regulating Together for Intellectual Disability and Autism: A Group Behavioral Therapy for for Emotion Dysregulation (RT-ID)
1 de septiembre de 2026 actualizado por: Walker McKinney, Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Adapting a Group Intervention for Emotion Dysregulation in Autism and Intellectual Disability
The goal of this study is to help children with autism and a co-occurring intellectual disability and their families learn practical strategies for managing issues like irritability, aggression, and other challenging behaviors. The main objective of this study is:
To adapt current Regulating Together materials to create an outpatient group program for emotion dysregulation in autism and co-occurring intellectual disability (ASD + ID) that will improve psychosocial outcomes for youth with ASD + ID.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Reclutamiento
Condiciones
Intervención / Tratamiento
Descripción detallada
Up to ten children with autism and co-occurring Intellectual Disability (ASD + ID) ages 8 to 12 years and their caregivers will be enrolled in the study. This study is being done to develop and test a behavior therapy to help children with ASD + ID calm their emotions. Participants will complete assessments at five time points:
Screening (T1); Week 0: Baseline visit (T2); Week 5: Post Active Treatment (T3); Week 10: 5 week follow-up (T4); and Week 15: 10 week follow-up (T5). Participants will receive 5 weeks of intervention, twice per week, following the T2 visit.
Tipo de estudio
Intervencionista
Inscripción (Estimado)
10
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
Esta sección proporciona los datos de contacto de quienes realizan el estudio e información sobre dónde se lleva a cabo este estudio.
Estudio Contacto
- Nombre: Grayson Manley, RN
- Número de teléfono: 816-816-6967
- Correo electrónico: gmanley@cmh.edu
Ubicaciones de estudio
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Missouri
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Kansas City, Missouri, Estados Unidos, 64108
- Reclutamiento
- Children's Mercy
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Contacto:
- Grayson Manley, RN
- Número de teléfono: 816-816-6967
- Correo electrónico: gmanley@cmh.edu
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Investigador principal:
- Walker McKinney, PhD
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Criterios de participación
Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
- Niño
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
No
Descripción
Child Participant Inclusion Criteria:
- Males, females, or non-binary youth between 8 and 12 years of age
- Confirmed diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
- Confirmed diagnosis of Intellectual Disability
- Fluent in spoken English.
- Use of flexible phrase speech or greater
- Meeting clinically significant emotion dysregulation criteria
- Willing to participate in twice weekly 90-minute sessions
- Family is willing to keep prescribed psychiatric medication and outside behavioral interventions stable
- Parent, guardian, or legally authorized representative (LAR) must provide written permission on behalf of the participant
Child Participant Exclusion Criteria:
- Initiation of new psychosocial intervention within 30 days prior to first day of treatment
- Presence of physical aggression in the child directed towards a peer outside the home (i.e., non-siblings) that resulted in injury within 30 days prior to screening. Other significant disruptive, aggressive, self-injurious, or sexually inappropriate behavior felt to be dangerous or overly disruptive to the group sessions will be reviewed by the study team on an individual basis.
- Presence of comorbid major neuropsychiatric illness warranting other treatment approaches
- Presence of any major sensory impairment that would limit participating in the material including blindness or uncorrected hearing loss
Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:
- Age ≥ 18 years
- Lives and cares for their child with ASD+ID for > 50% of the year
- Fluent in spoken English.
- Willing to participate in twice weekly 90-minute sessions, including one virtual session weekly
Caregiver Exclusion Criteria:
-Presence of any major sensory impairment that would limit participating in the material including blindness or uncorrected hearing loss
Plan de estudios
Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Tratamiento
- Asignación: N / A
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación de un solo grupo
- Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
Intervención / Tratamiento |
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Experimental: Children with autism and co-occurring intellectual disability and their caregiver
Participants will receive Regulating Together - the emotion dysregulation intervention
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Regulating Together is the original curriculum developed for autistic youth that uses evidence-based therapeutic strategies including relaxation techniques, parent management training, and mindfulness to help regulate emotions.
This study will adapt the original Regulating Together curriculum to focus on behavioral interventions to treat emotion dysregulation in Autism with a co-occurring intellectual disability.
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Emotion Dysregulation Inventory - Reactivity
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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The Emotion Dysregulation Inventory consists of two subscales.
The investigators will use the Reactivity subscale which captures poorly regulated negative emotional responses and a dysphoria subscale characterized by increased negative affect and lack of motivation.
Minimum raw score: 0; Maximum raw score: 96; Higher scores reflect higher emotional reactivity.
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From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Clinician Global Impressions - Improvement (CGI-I)
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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A trained, independent clinician will rate the CGI at T3 and T5.
The CGI-I provides a qualitative measure of treatment response through a rating from 1=very much improved to 7=very much worse.
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From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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Emotion Regulation Skills Test
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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A child self-report measure created for Regulating Together to measure knowledge of skills taught to manage emotion dysregulation.
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From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Anxiety and Depression Scales (Parent-Proxy)
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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Caregiver-report measures to measure change in internalizing symptoms.
For both measures: minimum raw value: 13; maximum raw value: 65; higher scores reflect greater anxiety/depression
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From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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Aberrant Behavior Checklist, 2nd Edition (ABC-2)
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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Irritability subscale; a caregiver-report measures to measure change in irritability and related challenging behaviors.
Minimum score: 0; Maximum score: 45; higher scores reflect greater irritability
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From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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Parenting Stress Index, 4th Edition, Short Form
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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A caregiver-report questionnaire measuring the magnitude of stress in the parent-child system.
Minimum score: 36; Maximum score: 180; Higher scores reflect greater parental stress
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From enrollment to the end of their follow up appointment, about 10 weeks after therapy has completed
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Caregiver and Child Readiness and Satisfaction Surveys
Periodo de tiempo: From enrollment to end of follow up at 15 weeks
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The investigators will assess acceptability as reflected in the average caregiver and child satisfaction rating measured using two study-specific measures.
Caregivers will complete the Caregiver Readiness and Satisfaction Survey and children will complete the Child Readiness and Satisfaction Survey.
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From enrollment to end of follow up at 15 weeks
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
Aquí es donde encontrará personas y organizaciones involucradas en este estudio.
Patrocinador
Colaboradores
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Walker McKinney, PhD, Children's Mercy
Fechas de registro del estudio
Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Estimado)
1 de octubre de 2027
Finalización primaria (Estimado)
1 de junio de 2028
Finalización del estudio (Estimado)
1 de agosto de 2028
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
28 de mayo de 2026
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
28 de mayo de 2026
Publicado por primera vez (Actual)
3 de junio de 2026
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
3 de septiembre de 2026
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
1 de septiembre de 2026
Última verificación
1 de septiembre de 2026
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Palabras clave
Términos MeSH relevantes adicionales
- Desorden del espectro autista
- Comportamiento motor aberrante en la demencia
- Manifestaciones neurológicas
- Enfermedades del Sistema Nervioso
- Desordenes mentales
- Síntomas de comportamiento
- Manifestaciones neuroconductuales
- Trastornos del neurodesarrollo
- Trastornos del desarrollo infantil generalizados
- Condiciones Patológicas, Signos y Síntomas
- Comportamiento
- Signos y síntomas
- Comportamiento social
- Trastorno autista
- Discapacidad intelectual
- Agresión
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- STUDY00004069
- KL2TR002367 (Subvención/contrato del NIH de EE. UU.)
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?
NO
Descripción del plan IPD
Risk for participant identification due to small sample and narrow geographic area
Información sobre medicamentos y dispositivos, documentos del estudio
Estudia un producto farmacéutico regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
Estudia un producto de dispositivo regulado por la FDA de EE. UU.
No
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