Students With Disabilities and/or Family Members With Students With Disabilities That Have a Section 504 PlanNCT07710300
Randomized Controlled Trial Testing a Training Program About Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
A study testing Treatment in people with Students With Disabilities and/or Family Members With Students With Disabilities That Have a Section 504 Plan, run by Vanderbilt University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The goal of this training program is to learn if the intervention (i.e., training program) can improve access to Section 504 among students with disabilities and family caregivers. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Students With Disabilities and/or Family Members With Students With Disabilities That Have a Section 504 Plan
- What is being tested?
- Treatment
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 160 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Jul 2026to 1 Sep 2028
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 12 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Inclusion Criteria: The participant must be willing to complete the research measures and the training program as well as meet one of the two following criteria:
- be a student aged 12-21 who receives Section 504 supports during K-12 school
- be the caregiver of a child who receives Section 504 supports during K-12 school
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
It is all on zoom (so anyone in the country can join)
Nashville, Tennessee, 37203
Zoom, 6155851420, meghan.burke@vanderbilt.edu
About this study
Official title: Understanding and Improving Access to Section 504 Among Students With Disabilities
The goal of this training program is to learn if the intervention (i.e., training program) can improve access to Section 504 among students with disabilities and family caregivers. If students with disabilities and/or family caregivers are educated and empowered about Section 504, then there may be improved access to higher-quality of Section 504 plans. We aim to answer the following question: Is the training program effective?
If there is a comparison group: We (our research team) will compare the intervention group to a waitlist-control group to discern differences in advocacy, empowerment, and knowledge and, subsequently, higher quality Section 504 plans and greater access to services.
Read more
Participants will:
- Attend an online class for an hour and a half each week for 6 weeks
- Complete a pre-survey
- Complete a formative evaluation after each program session
- Complete a summative evaluation after the entire advocacy program
- Complete a post-survey after completing the advocacy program
- Complete a follow-up survey
- Submit a copy of their child's (or their) Section 504 plan after providing consent
- Being tested
- Treatment, Materials-only control condition
- Keywords
- Disability, Section 504, Section 504 plans
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
TreatmentOther
Also called Section 504 plans, Section 504
Training program about Section 504 for individuals with disabilities and/or family caregivers of an individual with disabilities.
Materials-only control conditionOther
Also called Section 504 plans, Section 504
Materials-only then access to advocacy training around Section 504 plans for individuals with disabilities and/or family caregivers of individuals with disabilities. Will have advocacy training 6 months after the control group.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Other | Treatment Receives: Other: Treatment |
| Waitlist-control group | Other | Not described Receives: Other: Materials-only control condition |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Knowledge of Section 504
This is a 20 item measure; each item has four response options. Only one response option is correct. The score is the sum of correct responses ranging from 0 to 20.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the training program at six weeks
Advocacy Activities Scale
This is a 15 item measure wherein each item has four response options. The final score is the sum of the response options.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the training program at six weeks
Empowerment
This is a 34 item measure wherein each item has four responses. The score is the sum of the responses.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of the training program at six weeks
Secondary outcomes (2)
Quality of the Section 504 plan
This is a rubric which gauges the quality of the Section 504 plan. The score reflects a range from 0-15 of needed items on the Section 504 plan.
Measured: From enrollment to six months after the end of the training program
Service access
This is a 24 item measure that examines whether a certain support is received. The score is the sum of received supports (ranging from 0-24).
Measured: From enrollment to six months after the end of the training program
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Jul 2026
- Study start1 Jul 2026
- Primary completion1 Sep 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion1 Sep 2028 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Students With Disabilities and/or Family Members With Students With Disabilities That Have a Section 504 PlanStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Model description
- This is a randomized controlled trial with a waitlist-control group.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 160 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Meghan Burke, Vanderbilt University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07710300
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 90DPGE0101
- Other IDs
- 90DPGE0101
- Status last verified
- Jul 2026
- First submitted
- 13 Jul 2026
- Last updated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: The de-identified data may be uploaded to the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Jul 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Understanding and Improving Access to Section 504 Among Students With Disabilities
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07710300
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 90DPGE0101
- Keywords
- Disability, Section 504, Section 504 plans
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 160 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Vanderbilt UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Sep 2028 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 1 Sep 2028 (estimated)
- First posted
- 17 Jul 2026 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The goal of this training program is to learn if the intervention (i.e., training program) can improve access to Section 504 among students with disabilities and family caregivers. If students with disabilities and/or family caregivers are educated and empowered about Section 504, then there may be improved access to higher-quality of Section 504 plans. We aim to answer the following question: Is the training program effective?
If there is a comparison group: We (our research team) will compare the intervention group to a waitlist-control group to discern differences in advocacy, empowerment, and knowledge and, subsequently, higher quality Section 504 plans and greater access to services.
Participants will:
- Attend an online class for an hour and a half each week for 6 weeks
- Complete a pre-survey
- Complete a formative evaluation after each program session
- Complete a summative evaluation after the entire advocacy program
- Complete a post-survey after completing the advocacy program
- Complete a follow-up survey
- Submit a copy of their child's (or their) Section 504 plan after providing consent
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Other
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- This is a randomized controlled trial with a waitlist-control group.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group | Other | Other: TreatmentTreatment |
| Waitlist-control group | Other | Other: Materials-only control condition |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| TreatmentAlso: Section 504 plans, Section 504Training program about Section 504 for individuals with disabilities and/or family caregivers of an individual with disabilities. | Other | Intervention group |
| Materials-only control conditionAlso: Section 504 plans, Section 504Materials-only then access to advocacy training around Section 504 plans for individuals with disabilities and/or family caregivers of individuals with disabilities. Will have advocacy training 6 months after the control group. | Other | Waitlist-control group |
Primary outcome
Knowledge of Section 504
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the training program at six weeks
This is a 20 item measure; each item has four response options. Only one response option is correct. The score is the sum of correct responses ranging from 0 to 20.
Advocacy Activities Scale
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the training program at six weeks
This is a 15 item measure wherein each item has four response options. The final score is the sum of the response options.
Empowerment
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of the training program at six weeks
This is a 34 item measure wherein each item has four responses. The score is the sum of the responses.
2 secondary outcomes
Quality of the Section 504 plan
Time frame: From enrollment to six months after the end of the training program
Service access
Time frame: From enrollment to six months after the end of the training program
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 Jul 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. The de-identified data may be uploaded to the Interuniversity Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR).
Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Treatment in people with Students With Disabilities and/or Family Members With Students With Disabilities That Have a Section 504 Plan, run by Vanderbilt University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Jul 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Meghan M Burke, Dr. (615-343-1014, meghan.burke@vanderbilt.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Knowledge of Section 504 (time frame: From enrollment to the end of the training program at six weeks). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Jul 2026; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 28 Oct 2026.