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Transitioning Together Boston
Sponsor: Boston Medical Center
Summary
A randomized controlled trial will be conducted to determine the effects of an adapted family-centered autism transition intervention called Transitioning Together/Juntos en la Transición on meaningful outcomes for families. The study will occur in a safety net hospital setting. The adapted version of this multi-family group psychoeducation intervention is delivered across one individual family joining session and four 2.5 hour multi-family group sessions. The parent and youth groups are held in separately, at the same time.
Official title: Testing the Efficacy of an Adapted Family-Centered Autism Transition Intervention in a Safety Net Hospital Setting
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
14 Years - 21 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
48
Start Date
2023-02-10
Completion Date
2026-10
Last Updated
2025-11-24
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Transitioning Together (TT) / Juntos en la Transicion (JET)
1. One individual family joining session when each family dyad meets with group therapists to establish rapport and share their own unique family's background, goals, and supports. 2. A series of four 2.5-hour multi-family group psychoeducation intervention sessions focused on problem-solving education and psychoeducational autism transition-to-adulthood content which can include independence in adulthood, community involvement, guardianship and legal issues, employment and education, health and well-being.
Usual autism transition care
An expedited referral will be made for participants to establish care with a BMC Autism Program Transition/Resource Specialist. Data will be abstracted from the electronic medical record on how many visits each family completes with a BMC Autism Program Transition/Resource Specialist or other BMC Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics provider throughout the study period.
Locations (1)
Boston Medical Center
Boston, Massachusetts, United States