Managing repetitive behaviours parent group study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Repetitive behaviours in children with autism spectrum disorder; Childhood autism; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15550611
• Lead Sponsor: orthumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust

Brief Summary

2021 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33794962/ (added 03/11/2021)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 15 November 2021
• Study Completion: 2022-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 250

Inclusion Criteria

Current inclusion criteria as of 21/08/2019:
Parents/carers aged 18 years and over who:
1. Have a child aged between 3 years and 9 years and 11 months at the time of consent with a clinical diagnosis of Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder
2. Have sufficient spoken and written English to:
2.1. Provide written informed consent
2.2. Complete the assessments including being able to identify one or more challenging RRB
2.3. Participate in the group-based intervention
3. Are willing to be randomised and attend all the group sessions for the allocated arm of the study
4. Agree to maintain their child’s current medication regime up to 24 weeks (unless change is advised by child’s clinician)
5. Agree not to participate in any other trials while involved in the trial up to 24 weeks

Previous inclusion criteria:
Parents/carers aged 18 years and over who:
1. Have a child aged between 3 years and 7 years and 11 months at the time of consent with a clinical diagnosis of Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorder
2. Have sufficient spoken and written English to:
2.1. Provide written informed consent
2.2. Complete the assessments including being able to identify one or more challenging RRB
2.3. Participate in the group-based intervention
3. Are willing to be randomised and attend all the group sessions for the allocated arm of the study
4. Agree to maintain their child’s current medication regime
5. Agree not to participate in any other trials while involved in the trial up to 24 weeks

Exclusion Criteria

1. Parent and child currently taking part in another parent group-based intervention
2. Parent with a current severe learning disability or a severe disabling mental illness that interferes with ability to take part in group-based intervention trial
3. Sibling is taking part in this study

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified