Interviews with autistic children, family members and professionals to help develop an oral health support package

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Dental caries; Dental caries (tooth decay) of young autistic children; Oral Health

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16800746
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Leeds

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-03-03
• Study Completion: 2023-03-31
• Last Update Posted: 22 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 55

Inclusion Criteria

Interviews with autistic children:
1. Diagnosed with autism or be on the autism pathway
2. Between the ages of 5-14 years
3. Predominantly located within West Yorkshire

Qualitative interviews/focus groups with families of autistic children:
1. Family member of an autistic child (aged 5 years old or younger) or have a child on the autism pathway
2. Over the age of 18 years
3. Predominantly located within West Yorkshire

Qualitative interviews/focus groups with professionals:
1. Located within West Yorkshire, where their information will provide valuable information about the differences in approach to enable a wider understanding of the West Yorkshire region. Other professionals working outside West Yorkshire may be approached if delivering gold standard services but only if the information they provide is relevant to the West Yorkshire region.
2. Experience of working with/supporting autistic children (aged 5 years old or younger)

Exclusion Criteria

For interviews with autistic children, the resarchers will exclude children under the age of 5 years old and over the age of 14 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Children's and families of young autistic children's oral health experiences, including their current oral health practices, navigating the support services and their views on the design of an effective oral health intervention, will be measured using qualitative interviews at a single timepoint. Data will be analysed using framework analysis.<br>2. Professionals' oral health experiences, including their current practice, their opportunities, capabilities, and motivation for providing oral health support to families and their views on the design of an effective oral health intervention, will be measured using qualitative interviews at a single timepoint. Data will be analysed using Framework analysis.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
There are no secondary outcome measures