Outcomes from the ASPEN intervention program: a randomized clinical trial of a culturally adapted parent-mediated intervention program in low-resource settings

Editorial reading guide · Collaboration

Which aspects of coaching can be adapted to a family's own routines and circumstances?

The ASPEN program combines caregiver information and coaching and makes cultural adaptation part of the intervention design.

Who was studied?

Forty-five families from low-resource households took part in a randomized study of a culturally adapted intervention.

Age / stage: Young autistic children

Read with three questions

1. How do the authors describe the adaptation and the comparison condition?
2. Which outcomes and follow-up periods were specified for the comparison?
3. How much time or support did families need to sustain their participation?

Keep the limits in view

Random assignment supports a comparison under the trial conditions. Sample selection, delivery, outcome choice and follow-up limit extension to other households.