A Multi-dimensional Program for Parents of Adolescents With High-functioning Autism

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder
• Interventions: Behavioral: "Parentship"- a multi dimensional intervention program to improve parental resilience

• Registration Number: NCT03361787
• Lead Sponsor: Hadassah Medical Organization

Brief Summary

The purpose of this pilot study is to examine the initial efficacy of a multi-dimensional coaching intervention ("Parentship") for parents of adolescents with High Functioning Autism (HFASD).

The "Parentship" protocol is a short-term intervention program in occupational therapy that aims to promote parental resilience and enhance adolescents' participation in daily life.

Detailed Description

"Parentship" is a structured occupational therapy intervention for promoting parental resilience and enhance adolescents' participation in daily life The Parentship protocol uses OPC (Graham \& Rodger, 2010) as the primary treatment approach. Its primary goal is to lead parents into recognition and understanding of their adolescent's multi-dimensional personal profile that includes sensorimotor, cognitive-behavioral, and social-communicative and personal factors, as required by the International Classification of Functioning (ICF) model (WHO, 2007).

The intervention will be administered by occupational therapists on an individual (or both parents) basis, once a week, over 3-4 months.

10-15 families will be recruited through community advertising. Data will be collected at the onset and completion of the intervention. Data will be analysed using quantitative and qualitative methods.

Adverse events, if occur, will be reported to supervising neurologist and the Helsinki Committee.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-11-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-11-29
• Study First Posted: 2017-12-05
• Study Start: 2018-01-15
• Primary Completion: 2019-08-15
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Study Completion: 2019-09-24
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-10
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

• ASD diagnosed by certified medical practitioner
• parent report regarding barriers to occupational performance/participation
• SP2 or BRIEF-Parent or SSIS scores reflecting at least 1 SD from typical

Exclusion Criteria

• Diagnoses of severe neurological or psychiatric health condition.
• Instability in pharmacological treatment

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Parentship coaching intervention	"Parentship"- a multi dimensional intervention program to improve parental resilience	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM)	3-4 months	structured interview administered by occupational therapist
Autism: Parenting Questionnaire (APQ)	3-4 months	7 dimensions (Knowledge About Autism, Communication, Play, Behaviour Management, Confidence, Stress Management, and Family Functioning) are the focus of this questionnaire that serves as a basis for intervention with parents

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical Assessment of Therapeutic Responses (CATR)	1.5 months and 3 months	a questionnaire that monitors the abilities of the therapist to create an optimal parent-therapist relationship

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hadassah medical organization, Jerusalem Israel; 🇮🇱 Jerusalem, Israel