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Addressing Disparities in Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis Using a Direct-to-home Telemedicine Tool
Sponsor: Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Summary
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.
Official title: Addressing Disparities in ASD Diagnosis Using a Direct-to-home Telemedicine Tool: Evaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy, Psychometric Properties, and Family Engagement
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Months - 42 Months
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
720
Start Date
2021-12-03
Completion Date
2026-06-30
Last Updated
2026-04-08
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
Tele-assessment + in-person assessment
Participants will complete a tele-assessment using the TAP. They will complete a traditional, in-person autism spectrum disorder assessment approximately two weeks later.
Tele-assessment only
Participants will complete a tele-assessment using the TAP. They will complete a second, shorter tele-assessment approximately two weeks later.
Locations (1)
UC Davis MIND Institute
Sacramento, California, United States