Evaluating Georgia Part C Implementation Outcomes

Обзор

This study aims to answer the question: What is the best way to help Early Intervention (EI) providers deliver high-quality services to children with communication delays for autism? The primary goal of this project is to examine the outcomes associated with delivering Project ImPACT, an evidence-based autism intervention that is delivered as part of routine training within Georgia's EI system. Providers in the study will receive one of two Project ImPACT training models to help us understand which training model helps providers learn Project ImPACT better. Specifically, this study will examine the: 1) the process and quality by which Project ImPACT is implemented and adapted by EI providers across the two training conditions; 2) factors that impact how well Project ImPACT is implemented; and 3) the child (i.e., social communication) and family (i.e., parent empowerment and fidelity) outcomes associated with receiving Project ImPACT.

Подробное описание

This study aims to determine the: 1) implementation outcomes; and 2) preliminary parent and child outcomes associated with Project ImPACT when implemented within the Georgia Early Intervention (EI) system. Twenty EI providers will be trained in one of two Project ImPACT training models. Training will include the option for group consultation. This training is part of standard training requirements, so it is not considered research.

Participating caregivers who receive Project ImPACT will receive the program as part of their routine EI services. They will have two options to participate in this research: 1) complete surveys before and after participation in Project ImPACT (each set will take 20-30 minutes), as well as an exit interview; or 2) complete a confidential survey only after participating in Project ImPACT, which will take 20-30 minutes. All research activities will be conducted at the Marcus Autism Center.

Вмешательства

• Другое Project ImPACT Training As Usual
  Project ImPACT is an evidence-based autism intervention that teaches parents to use a blend of developmental and naturalistic behavioral intervention techniques across a variety of daily routines to enhance their child's social engagement, language, imitation, and play skills. The typical training model for Project ImPACT includes a 6-hour, interactive online tutorial that walks providers through the core Project ImPACT intervention strategies. After completing the online tutorial, providers at
• Другое Project ImPACT Training Plus Co-Production
  Project ImPACT is an evidence-based autism intervention that teaches parents to use a blend of developmental and naturalistic behavioral intervention techniques across a variety of daily routines to enhance their child's social engagement, language, imitation, and play skills. The second cohort for Project ImPACT training is a model in which providers receive the same typical Project ImPACT training activities, in addition to three supplemental modules on other common areas of concern for famil
• Поведенческое Routine Project ImPACT
  Project ImPACT is an evidence-based autism intervention that teaches parents to use a blend of developmental and naturalistic behavioral intervention techniques across a variety of daily routines to enhance their child's social engagement, language, imitation, and play skills. Project ImPACT is delivered with parents meeting once or twice each week for one hour over 12- 16 weeks. In each session, parents receive: 1) didactic instruction in intervention strategies; 2) modeling of the intervention

Первичные конечные точки

• Project ImPACT Coaching Fidelity [Срок оценки: Biweekly up to 20 weeks]
• Provider Co-Production Quality [Срок оценки: Baseline; Weekly up to 12 weeks, and 6-months]

Вторичные конечные точки (7)

• Project ImPACT Self-Efficacy. [Срок оценки: Baseline, 1-month after baseline (post-Project ImPACT training), and 12 months]
• Perceived Characteristics of the Intervention Scale (Project ImPACT Perceptions) [Срок оценки: Study completion (on average 12 months)]
• The Family Outcome Survey (caregivers) [Срок оценки: Baseline and study completion (on average 6 months)]
• Parent Observation of Social Interaction [Срок оценки: Baseline]
• Social Communication Checklist (caregivers) [Срок оценки: Baseline and study completion (on average 6 months)]
• Project ImPACT Fidelity for Parents. [Срок оценки: Baseline and study completion (on average 6 months)]
• Project ImPACT Satisfaction. [Срок оценки: Study completion (on average 6 months)]

Критерии участия

Inclusion Criteria for Providers:

• Currently employed or contracted by Georgia's EI system
• Maintain an active therapy caseload
• Fluent in English.

Inclusion Criteria for Caregivers:

• Have a child under 36 months currently enrolled in services through Georgia's Early Intervention system
• Are being seen by a provider participating in Project ImPACT training and research
• Fluent in English.

Exclusion Criteria for both Providers and Caregivers:

• Not meeting the eligibility criteria.

Критерии приведены из реестра в оригинале (на английском). Окончательную оценку соответствия проводит исследовательский центр.

Здоровые добровольцы: Да

Дизайн исследования

Распределение

Нерандомизированное

Модель

Параллельные группы

Маскирование

Открытое

Основная цель

Организация здравоохранения

Центры проведения

США · 1 центр

• Marcus Autism Center — Atlanta

Идентификаторы

NCT: NCT07148258 · STUDY00010098 · 1K23MH130651-01A1 · 2025P013101

Первоисточники (государственные реестры)

• ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH, США)

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