Telehealth-delivered supports for enhancing the social communication of autistic children and caregiver wellbeing

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Autism Spectrum Disorder; Social communication difficulties; Parent stress; Mental Health - Autistic spectrum disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12622001134718
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Canterbury

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-08-17
• Last Update Posted: 22 August 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 156

Inclusion Criteria

: (1) the child has a formal diagnosis of autism or has been identified as having a high likelihood of being autistic by an appropriately qualified clinician (i.e., psychologist, psychiatrist, pediatrician) and confirmed by a high likelihood” score on the Social Attention and Communication Surveillance–Revised (SACS-R) or SACS-Preschool (SACS-PR; Barbaro & Dissanayake, 2010) instrument; (2) the child is between 2 years 0 months and 5 years 11 months of age at the first point of contact (i.e., screening); (3) the primary caregiver involved in the trial speaks sufficient English to understand study requirements and written content, and to participate in group sessions; (4) the primary caregiver consents to randomization

Exclusion Criteria

(1) the child is attending primary school; (2) the child is receiving more than 15 hours a week of professionally-delivered support; (3) the caregiver is currently engaged in another parenting program; and (4) the child has a sibling or twin already participating in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified