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Trial reportJournal of autism and developmental disorders2018

Feasibility of Parent Training via Telehealth for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Disruptive Behavior: A Demonstration Pilot.

Karen Bearss, T Lindsey Burrell, Saankari A Challa, Valentina Postorino, Scott E Gillespie, Courtney Crooks, Lawrence Scahill

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Trial report in Journal of autism and developmental disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers, 5 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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67citing papers in PubMed, 5 pooled it
4.7field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 181 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. A Mixed Methods Exploration of Emergency Service Use Among Autistic Youth.Journal of autism and developmental disorders · 2026
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7 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Karen BearssDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle Children's Autism Center, University of Washington, 4909 25th Ave NE, Seattle, WA, USA. kbearss@uw.edu.
T Lindsey BurrellDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 1920 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Saankari A ChallaUniversity of Missouri-Saint-Louis, One University Boulevard, 325 Stadler Hall, St. Louis, MO, 63121, USA.
Valentina PostorinoDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 1920 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Scott E GillespieDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 1920 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Courtney CrooksGeorgia Tech Research Institute, 260 14th St NW, Rm 456, Atlanta, GA, 30318, USA.
Lawrence ScahillDepartment of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, 1920 Briarcliff Road NE, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Center for Autism and Related Disorders · USEmory University · USGeorgia Institute of Technology · USUniversity of Missouri–St. Louis · USUniversity of Washington · US

Funding

Atlanta Clinical and Translational Science Institute (ACTSI) RenewalUL1TR000454 · NCATS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI STEPHENS, DAVID S · 2012 to 2016
$25.8M
1/5-Randomized Trial of Parent Training for Young Children with AutismR01MH081148 · NIMH · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI SCAHILL, LAWRENCE D. · 2010 to 2014
$1.8M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1TR000454NIMH NIH HHS MH081148
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Telehealth is a potential solution to limited access to specialized services for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in rural areas. We conducted a feasibility trial of parent training with children ages 3-8 with ASD and disruptive behavior from rural communities. Fourteen children (mean age 5.8 ± 1.7) from four telehealth sites enrolled. Thirteen families (92.9%) completed treatment, with 91.6% of core sessions attended. Therapists attained 98% fidelity to the manual and 93% of expected outcome measures were collected at week 24. Eleven of 14 (78.6%) participants were rated as much/very much improved. Parent training via telehealth was acceptable to parents and treatment could be delivered reliably by therapists. Preliminary efficacy findings suggests further study is justified.

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderBehavior TherapyChildChild, PreschoolFeasibility StudiesFemaleHumansMaleOutcome Assessment, Health CareParentsPilot ProjectsProblem BehaviorRural PopulationTelemedicineAutism spectrum disorderDisruptive behaviorParent trainingTelehealth

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PMID29170938
OpenAlexW2770874383

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