Recruiting

Project IndependenceProject Independence

Sponsor:

University of Miami

Code:

NCT07572110

Conditions

Accommodation

Daily Activities

Independence

Autism

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

Project Independence

Study Details

Brief summary:

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.

Conditions

Accommodation

Daily Activities

Independence

Autism

Study ID

NCT07572110

Start date

May 8, 2026

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18+

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

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).

Exclusion Criteria:

Adults unable to consent
Individuals who are not yet adults (i.e., infants, children, teenagers).

Study Design

Enrollment

70 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Project Independence Immediately (Single-Session Intervention group)

Participants assigned to this arm will complete an online single-session intervention (SSI), with an estimated completion time of 30-minutes.

no intervention: Attention Control Group

Participants in this arm will view a series of online educational videos unrelated to the intervention content, lasting approximately 30-minutes.

Interventions

Project Independence

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.

Primary outcome measure

Perceived Change in Caregiver Confidence [ Time Frame: Baseline (pre-intervention), immediately post-intervention (same session) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Sandra L Cepeda, M.S.

305-284-2712 slc247@miami.edu

Locations

University of Miami

Recruiting

Coral Gables, Florida, United States, 33146

Contacts

Sandra L Cepeda, M.S.

305-284-2712 slc247@miami.edu

Principal Investigator:

Jill Ehrenreich-May, Ph.D.

More Information

Sponsor

University of Miami

Last update posted

May 19, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-08. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Miami on 2026-05-19.