Clinical Decision Making for Problematic Behavior

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Disability; Cognitive impairment; Mental Health - Learning disabilities; Neurological - Dementias; Human Genetics and Inherited Disorders - Other human genetics and inherited disorders; Neurological - Other neurological disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12624000365561
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Auckland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2024-03-28
• Last Update Posted: 1 April 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 9

Inclusion Criteria

a) People with a disability (intellectual, learning, dementia, brain injury). Independently diagnosed prior to the study.
b) A professional carer / staff member for each person with a disability
c) Behavioural practitioners working with people whose behaviour is maintained by access to tangibles (Phases 1 and 3; survey only)

We also do not have a criterion for specific diagnosis (e.g., type of dementia, learning disability). We are not seeking to make broad generalisations about people with a specific diagnosis, but start to understand some of the factors that should be considered in how to choose an appropriate intervention. As such, and due to our small-N design approach, we are not seeking an homogenous sample.

What all participants will have in common is that they engage in behaviour thought to be maintained by access to tangibles. If we discover that their behaviour is maintained by something other than access to tangibles during the experimental functional analysis, we will exit them from the study with recommendations for intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

None

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified