Shared Decision Making to Improve Care and Outcomes for Children With Autism
Autistic Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
About this trial
This is an interventional health services research trial for Autistic Disorder focused on measuring Autistic Disorder, Decision Making, Medication Therapy Management
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Providers
- Providers must be a licensed professional, either a physician (MD) or a nurse practitioner (APN) in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
- Provider must regularly treat patients within the age range and for the diagnoses of interest in this study (Autism Spectrum Disorders).
Parents
- Participants must be a parent or legal guardian who self-identifies as the primary caregiver of a child or adolescent with Autism Spectrum Disorder cared for by an enrolled provider in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at Cincinnati Children's Hospital.
- Participants must be able to speak and read English in order to complete the surveys
Children
- Child or adolescent must have a clinical diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder including one of the following diagnoses: a) Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD), b) Asperger's Syndrome, c) Autism Spectrum Disorder, d) Autism, e) Infantile Autism
- Child or adolescent must be between the ages of 4 years 0 months and 15 years 11 months
- Child or adolescent must be scheduled for a follow up visit with a Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric provider enrolled in the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
-Parents who are unable to speak and read English are not eligible for the study.
Sites / Locations
- Cincinnati Children's Medical Center
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
No Intervention
Experimental
Usual Care
Intervention
Approximately 120 families will be asked to participate as "usual care" subjects and will complete surveys before and immediately after their visit, and approximately 3 months after the visit. These families will not receive the decision aid nor will their provider have been trained how to use the decision aid. All participating providers will have up to 10 "usual care" patients enrolled at baseline prior to allocation. During the trial, the control group ["usual care" providers] will have up to 10 additional patients enrolled for ongoing "usual care" data collection. After the trial is complete, the control group providers will cross over to the intervention arm.
Approximately 80 families/patients with regularly scheduled clinic follow-up visits in the Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (DDBP) at Cincinnati Childrens with providers trained on shared decision making will receive the decision aid prior to their index visit and complete surveys before and immediately after their visit, and approximately 3 months later.