PALACES – Parenting for autism, language, and communication evaluation study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN57070414
• Lead Sponsor: Bangor University

Brief Summary

2017 protocol in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28209607 2020 results in https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2265 (added 06/07/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2016-09-21
• Study Completion: 2018-08-31
• Last Update Posted: 20 July 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

1. Parent/caregiver of child aged 3-8 years
2. Child with diagnosis, or strongly suspected diagnosis, of autism
3. Parent/carer speaks good English and/or Welsh
4. Parent/carer consents to take part in research

Exclusion Criteria

1. Parent/carer attending other parent programme during intervention phase
2. Family is in crisis (e.g. child at risk of residential placement)
3. Child is in foster care without a long-term plan in that placement
4. Child is on child protection register; Refusal of consent to take part in research

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The externalizing subscale of the Child Behaviour Checklist, measured at baseline, 6-months, 12-months, and 18-months (all time points)