Study into the effectiveness of behavioral parent training for children with autism spectrum disorder and behavior problems

Completed

Conditions: autism spectdrum disorders
pervasive developmental disorders
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Registration Number: NL-OMON44994

Lead Sponsor: Accare, Universitair Centrum Kinder- en Jeugdpsychiatrie

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 118

Inclusion Criteria

1) The child has a clinical diagnosis of ASD.
2) The child is 4 through 12 years old.
3) The child has an IQ higher than 50.
4) At least one parent experiences behavioral problems at home and is able to select at least three problem behaviors on the List of Target Behaviors.
5) At least one parent is able to take part in the BPTG program.
6) The child is not taking any psychotropic medication or, when taking psychotropic medication, is on a stable dose for at least 6 weeks prior to the inclusion.
7) The referring clinician does not expect any changes in drug treatment policy during the study.
8) Parent(s) (and child, if 12 years) have given their informed consent for participation.
9) Parent(s) have a laptop or PC at their disposal.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Parents participated in a behavioral parent training in the year prior to the current study. Parents who started the BPTG training without completing it will be excluded when the face to face training covered antecedent interventions or when the blended training covered chapter 4. Similar criteria will be used in the case of other behavioral parent training programs.
2) There are problems with the child and/or the family that require immediate intervention (e.g. crisis in the family).
3) The family is planning to move within 6 months to a region which is situated too far from one of the study locations.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The amount of non-compliant behavior as measured with the Home Situation<br /><br>Questionnaire - Pervasive Developmental Disorders (HSQ-PDD, Barkley, Edwards, &<br /><br>Robin, 1999; adapted for ASD by Aman et al., 2009). The HSQ-PDD is a 25 item<br /><br>parent rated questionnaire. </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures