Developing a «sleep guide for child with autism spectrum disorder for parents with emphasis on self-regulation strategies in occupational therapy » and investigating its efficacy on sleep and Severity of symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder aged 6 to 10 years old: Randomized Clinical Trial

Iran University of Medical Sciences0 个研究点目标入组 30 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2024年3月6日

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•Inclusion criteria for parents: being able to read and write; Having complaint about sleep problems in child with ASD; Willingness and declaration of readiness to cooperate with the researcher to implement the intervention at home; Availability of at least one parent who can continuously participate in educational and research activities.
•Children's inclusion criteria: having an ASD diagnosis by a child psychiatrist; The severity of autism according to the GARS test be at level 1 or 2; Obtaining a score higher than 41 in CSHQ; The child is in the age range of 6 to 10 years.
•Having at least 5 years of clinical and research experience in working with children with ASD; Having expertise related to children with ASD such as pediatric psychiatrist, pediatric occupational therapist, pediatric psychologist.

•Having a psychiatric disorder in the active phase, in the primary caregiver according to the SCID.
•Taking drugs that have the potential to induce sleep during the intervention and after 6 pm by the child (such as melatonin, benzodiazepines, antipsychotics such as haloperidol, olanzapine, risperidone, quetiapine, perphenazine, chlorpromazine, antidepressants such as imipramine, amitriptyline and clomipramine)
•The presence of severe medical problems in the child based on the medical record or as reported by the parents

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