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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12611000722998
ACTRN12611000722998
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In children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and feeding difficulties, is traditional operant conditioning intervention more effective than novel systematic desensitisation intervention at improving dietary variety and nutrition, and decreasing maladaptive mealtime behaviours and parental stress?

Queensland Children's Medical Research InstituteRoyal Children's Hospital0 sites101 target enrollmentJuly 12, 2011

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Not specified
Sponsor
Queensland Children's Medical Research InstituteRoyal Children's Hospital
Enrollment
101
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 12, 2011
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Queensland Children's Medical Research InstituteRoyal Children's Hospital

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Children with a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder, or a pending diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Limited dietary variety across core food groups: diet currently includes less than 10 foods which are predominantly carbohydrates, 10 foods which are predominantly proteins, and 10 fruits/vegetables; limited range of textures consumed; don’t eat an age\-appropriate range of textures; limit diet to only 1 or 2 textures of foods; consume predominantly ‘easy\-to\-eat’ junk foods
  • Mealtimes are taking longer than 30 minutes
  • There are problematic behaviours at mealtimes, which are contributing to parental stress

Exclusion Criteria

  • Children who are medically unstable: this describes acutely unwell children who may experience a deterioration in health.
  • Children with documented aspiration on any solid food textures (children on modified liquids will be accepted)
  • Children with severe malnutrition, whose primary goal of nutrition could only be achieved by supplementary tube feeding
  • Children with gut malabsorption disorders, which are not well controlled or understood
  • Children with an allergy or current intolerance to more than 2 types of foods
  • Children whose primary health carer has a known/declared mental health condition
  • Children whose family’s primary language is that other than English or children identified as being of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander background

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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