NCT05741840 (FRESH-A) is a NA clinical trial of PBT-A in Autism Spectrum Disorder, sponsored by University of California, San Diego.

Who is sponsoring NCT05741840?

NCT05741840 is sponsored by University of California, San Diego.

What drugs are being tested in NCT05741840?

Interventions in NCT05741840: PBT-A, Health Education (HE).

What condition does NCT05741840 study?

NCT05741840 studies Autism Spectrum Disorder, Obesity, Childhood, Autism.

Is NCT05741840 still recruiting?

NCT05741840 is currently recruiting now. Last updated 5 February 2026.

Last reviewed 2026-02-05 · How we verify

NCT05741840: FRESH-A

Name: Drug Landscape Pharmaceutical Database
Creator: Drug Landscape
Published: 2026-01-01
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Family, Responsibility, Education, Support, and Health for Families With a Child With Autism

Recruiting now NA Last updated 5 February 2026

What this trial tests

NA trial testing PBT-A in Autism Spectrum Disorder in 150 participants. Currently enrolling.

Timeline

18 August 2023

Primary endpoint
31 March 2028

31 March 2028

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of California, San Diego
Phase	NA
Status	Recruiting now
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	single
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	150
Start date	18 August 2023
Primary completion	31 March 2028
Estimated completion	31 March 2028
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

PBT-A
Health Education (HE)

Conditions studied

Autism Spectrum Disorder — all drugs for Autism Spectrum Disorder →
Obesity, Childhood — all drugs for Obesity, Childhood →
Autism — all drugs for Autism →

Sponsor

University of California, San Diego

Who can join

Adults 6 to 12, any sex, with Autism Spectrum Disorder or Obesity, Childhood. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The objective of this proposed study is to collect initial efficacy data on a telehealth parent-based behavioral program for children with autism and overweight or obesity (PBT-A), compared with health education (HE).

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

Design of the FRESH-A study: A randomized controlled trial evaluating telehealth parent-only treatment for autistic youth with overweight/obesity.
Boutelle KN, Eichen DM, Martinez K, Pinson CK, et al · · 2026 · PMID 42061554 · DOI 10.1016/j.cct.2026.108330

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Verify against primary sources

ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
WHO ICTRP — international registry index
EU Clinical Trials Register
Sponsor press releases (Google)

Data sources for this page

Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05741840 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of California, San Diego
Last refreshed: 5 February 2026

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