Clinical Trial: Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Autistic Youth in Clinical Settings

U.S., Aug. 11 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07755137) titled 'Feasibility, Acceptability, and Preliminary Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Autistic Youth in Clinical Settings' on Aug. 05.

Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Autistic Youth (CBT-DAY) can improve depressive symptoms and related mechanisms in autistic youth aged 11-17 years with depression receiving care in outpatient clinical settings.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Does CBT-DAY lead to greater reductions in depressive symptom severity compared to treatment-as-usual (TAU)?

* Does CBT-DAY improve key mechanisms (...