Parent-mediated cognitive behavioural therapy for young children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorder and anxiety: a randomized control trial.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Asperger's Syndrome/High Functioning Autism; Anxiety; Mental Health - Autistic spectrum disorders; Mental Health - Anxiety

• Registration Number: ACTRN12614001221640
• Lead Sponsor: Caroline Donovan

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2014-11-19
• Study Completion: 2015-09-14
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 31

Inclusion Criteria

To be included in the study children must have a diagnosis of 1) Asperger's Syndrome or 2) Autism Spectrum Disorder, requiring support for deficits in social communication and requiring support for restricted, repetitive behaviors, without accompanying intellectual impairment or 3) High Functioning Autism (autism without accompanying intellectual impairment) from a pediatrician or psychologist. Children must also meet the criteria for Asperger's Syndrome/High Functioning Autism according to the Checklist of Autism Spectrum Disorders and have elevated scores on the Preschool Anxiety Scale.
No inclusion criteria applied to parents.

Exclusion Criteria

Children who are currently receiving psychological treatment for anxiety will be excluded from the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Anxiety as measured by scores on the Child Behaviour Checklist. [Baseline and at 14 weeks and 26 weeks after intervention commencement. This change was made prior to any enrollments. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Internalizing and externalizing behaviours as measured by the Child Behaviour Checklist.[Baseline and 14 weeks and 26 weeks after intervention commencement. ];Child emotional awareness as measured by an adapted versions of the Emotional Awareness Questionnare[Baseline and 14 weeks and 26 weeks after intervention commencement. ];parent depression, anxiety and stress as measured by the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale 21[Baseline and 14 weeks and 26 weeks after intervention commencement. ];parenting stress as measured by the Parenting Stress Index-Short Form [Baseline and 14 weeks and 26 weeks after intervention commencement. ];parenting competence as measured by the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale [Baseline and 14 weeks and 26 weeks after intervention commencement. ]