Parent-implemented Social Communication Treatment in Preschool Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Not Applicable

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Autism; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Social Communication; Speech Therapy; Parenting

• Registration Number: NCT05635760
• Lead Sponsor: Chinese University of Hong Kong

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-11-23
• Last Update Posted: 2 September 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 112

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Have a confirmed diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder or was evaluated to have<br> elevated likelihood (at-risk or suspected) by a Clinical Psychologist,<br> Psychiatrist or Pediatrician who recommended continuous surveillance.<br><br> - Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) score greater than or equal to 15.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Mullen Scale of Early Learning non-verbal age at or less than 12 months<br><br> - Parent who has severe psychological or neurological conditions prohibiting them from<br> conducting the treatment program at home (restricted to only the parent in the<br> program)<br><br> - Children with any other severe developmental problems beyond autism spectrum<br> disorder

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline Social Affect at 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change from Baseline Number of Parent-child Turn-taking at 6 months and 12 months;Change from Baseline Mean Length of Utterance at 6 months and 12 months;Change from Baseline Number of Nouns and Verbs at 6 months and 12 months;Change from Baseline Prosody in terms of loudness variation at 6 months and 12 months;Change from Baseline Prosody in terms of fundamental frequency at 6 months and 12 months